Quick Reference Guide

Delimiter Example Description

backslashes (\\), and the double

quotation mark (") is interpreted as a

string delimiter.

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.

Table 5. 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

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.

Log Files

If the log file already exists, information is appended to the file. This allows multiple tools to use the same log file to

record information. Use the -l option to record the output of a utility.

The log duplicates all standard output and error information to the specified file. Each log file begins with a time stamp

and utility name. For example, YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS < utilname > - <output text> .

The following is an example of the logging behavior:

2003/11/28 10:23:17 syscfg - option1=on

2003/11/28 10:23:17 syscfg - option2=on

2003/11/28 10:23:17 syscfg - option3 =off

NOTE: The log files may contain sensitive information such as passwords and authentication information. To

protect such information, it is recommended that only the administrator accesses the log files.