Reference Guide

Command Line Option Delimiters
The following table lists some examples of valid and invalid CCTK command line options.
Table 2. Valid and Invalid Command Line Options
Valid or
Invalid
CCTK Command Line Example
valid
cctk --option1 --option2 cctk --asset --mem
invalid
cctk --option1=[argument]
--option2 --option3
cctk --asset=1750 --floppy --
biosromsize
valid
cctk -o=filename --option1
--option2
or
cctk -o filename --option1 --
option2
cctk -o=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem
--sysname
or
cctk -o /tmp/myfile.txt --mem --
sysname
valid
cctk -l=filename--option1 --
option2
or
cctk -l filename
--option1 --option2
cctk -l=/tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname
or
cctk -l /tmp/myfile.txt--mem --sysname
invalid
cctk -i=filename
--option1 --option2
or
cctk -i filename
--option1 --option2
cctk -i=/tmp/myfile.txt --mem --
sysname
or
cctk -i /tmp/myfile.txt --mem --
sysname
valid
cctk --option=argument cctk --embnic1=on
Read And Write Options
You cannot combine the options that specify read and write actions in a command line instance. The following table
provides examples for read and write commands.
Table 3. Read and Write Options
Valid or Invalid Example
valid
cctk --option1 --option2
valid
cctk --option1=arg --option2=arg
NOTE: You have to provide the setup password, if it is already set on the
system.
invalid
cctk --option1=arg --option2
File Input And Output Commands
Specify the input file using the -i=<filename> command, where <filename> is the name of the input file.
Specify the output file input using the – o=<filename> command, where <filename> is the name of the output
file.
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