Quick Reference Guide

Table 3. Command Line Option Delimiters
Valid / Invalid DTK Command Line Example
valid
syscfg --option1 --option2 syscfg --asset --floppy
invalid
syscfg --option1=argument --
option2
--option3
syscfg --asset=R910 --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
invalid
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
NOTE: Do not combine options that specify report or set actions in a command line instance.
Other Delimiters
The following table lists the other delimiters:
Table 4. Other delimiters
Delimiter Example Description
White space (space or tab)
syscfg --
option=argument1
argument2
considers
argument1
and
argument2
as two arguments.
A string surrounded by double
quotation marks regardless of the
white space contained within, is
interpreted as a single SYSCFG
argument.
syscfg --
option="argument1
argument2"
considers
argument1
and
argument2
a single argument.
A double quotation mark preceded by
a backslash (\") is interpreted as a
literal double quotation mark (").
syscfg --
option="\"argument"
considers "argument as the argument.
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
syscfg --option="\
\"argument"
considers \ and argument as two
arguments.
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