Reference Guide

Command line syntax

The general usage models of the Dell Command | Configure utilities are as follows:

CCTK --option1=[arg1]

cctk --option1=[arg1]...--optionX=[argX]

NOTE: Some of the options in Dell Command | Configure are followed by an asterisk. You can use such options only for

reporting purposes and cannot use the reporting options with set options.

The following table lists the generic command line characters and arguments present in the command line options with a short description

of these characters.

Table 1. Command line characters and arguments

Element Description

- Prefix single-character options.

-- Prefix multi-character options.

utilname Indicates the generic designation for a Dell Command | Configure utility name.

-o Indicates the generic single-character designation for an option.

optionX Indicates the generic multi-character designation for a utility name, where you can use X to distinguish

multiple options used in the same command line instance.

argX Indicates the generic designation for an argument, where you can use X to distinguish multiple arguments

used in the same command line instance.

[mandatory option] Indicates the generic designation for a mandatory argument.

<string> Indicates the generic designation for a string.

<filename> Indicates the generic designation for a filename.

[ ] Indicates a component of the command line. Enter only the information within the brackets and exclude the

brackets.

... Indicates that the previous argument can be repeated several times in a command. Enter only the information

within the ellipses and exclude the ellipses.

Separates mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. For example:

numlock: Turns the keyboard number lock on or off.

Arguments: on+ | off+

Enter only one choice: --numlock=on, --numlock= off

Case sensitivity

Command line options and user-defined arguments are case insensitive. Unless specified otherwise, enter all commands, options,

arguments, and command line switches in lowercase letters.

Command line option delimiter

The following table lists some examples of valid and invalid Dell Command | Configure command line options.

Windows path:

• For 32-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86

• For 64-bit systems — C:\Programfiles (x86)\Dell\Command Configure\X86_64

Using command-line interface for Dell Command | Configure 4.3