Quick Reference Guide

Command Syntax Overview 17
Case Sensitivity
• Command line options, pre-defined and user-defined arguments, and
filenames given as arguments are all case sensitive.
• Unless specified otherwise, enter all commands, options, arguments,
and command line switches in lowercase letters.
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.
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