Quick Reference Guide

Command Syntax Overview 21
Command Line Option Delimiters
• Single-character options are prefixed with a preceding hyphen (-).
• Multi-character options are
prefixed with two (2) preceding hyphens (--).
Example: utilname -o --option
Table 2-2 lists some examples of valid and invalid DTK command lines.
NOTE: Options that specify report or set actions should not be mixed in a command line instance.
NOTE: Example 2 is invalid because the report and set actions are used in the same command line.
NOTE: Examples 3, 4, and 5 are valid because the aliases use neither report nor set actions.
Read and Write Commands
Options can report a certain value or set of values based on the presence of an argument. These read or
write actions are implied in the DTK command line arguments. The get, read, set, or write commands,
for example, are not required.
NOTE: Options that specify read or write actions should not be mixed in a command line instance.
Table 2-2. DTK Command Line Examples
Valid/
Invalid
DTK Command Line Example
valid syscfg --option1 --option2 syscfg --asset --floppy
invalid syscfg --option1=argument --option2
--option3
syscfg --asset=1750 --floppy --
bootseq
valid syscfg -o=filename --option1
--option2
syscfg -o=/tmp/myfile.txt --floppy
--bootseq
valid syscfg -l=filename --option1
--option2
syscfg -l=/tmp/myfile.txt --floppy
--bootseq
valid syscfg -i=filename --option1
--option2
syscfg -i=/tmp/myfile.txt --floppy
--bootseq
valid syscfg --option=argument
bmcoption --option1=argument
syscfg --embnic=on
pcp --hostname=webserver
Table 2-3. Read and Write Command Examples
Valid/Invalid DTK Command Line Example
valid syscfg --option1 --option2
valid syscfg --option1=arg --option2=arg
invalid syscfg --option1=arg --option2