Quick Reference Guide

Command Syntax Overview 17
• Backslashes are interpreted literally, unless they immediately precede a
double quotation mark. If an even number of backslashes are followed by a
double quotation mark, then one backslash (\) is taken for every pair of
backslashes (\\), and the double quotation mark (") is interpreted as a
string delimiter.
syscfg --option="\\"argument" considers \ and
argument
as two arguments.
• If an odd number of backslashes are followed by a double quotation mark,
then one backslash (\) is taken for every pair of backslashes (\\) and the
double quotation mark is interpreted as an escape sequence by the
remaining backslash, causing a literal double quotation mark (") to be
placed in the SYSCFG argument.
syscfg --option="\\\"argument" considers \"argument as
the argument.
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: You cannot combine options that specify read or write actions in a
command line instance.
File Input and Output Commands
• Specify the file input using the -i < filename > command,
where <
filename > is the name of the input file.
• Specify the file output using the
-o < filename > command,
where <
filename > is the name of the output file.
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