CLI Guide

The DTK command line switches, conguration le formatting, and error reporting follow similar style and behavior. However, individual DTK

utilities can sometimes dier from one another in signicant ways. You must familiarize yourself with the command line syntax and utility-

specic options and arguments for each utility before using DTK.

NOTE: Some of the command line options in DTK are followed by an asterisk. Such options are used for reporting purposes only.

Command Line Syntax

The following table lists the generic command line characters and arguments present in the command line options with a short description

of these characters.

Table 3. Command Line Options

Element Description

Prex single character options.

NOTE: This delimiter is not applicable to Baseboard Management Controller

(BMC) sub-options.

Prex multi-character options.

utilname

Indicates the generic designation for a DTK utility name.

Indicates the generic single-character designation for an option.

optionX

Indicates the generic multi-character designation for a utility name, where you can use X

to distinguish multiple options used in the same command line instance.

argX

Indicates the generic designation for an argument, where you can use X to distinguish

multiple arguments used in the same command line instance.

[mandatory option]

Indicates the generic designation for a mandatory argument.

Indicates the generic designation for an optional argument.

Indicates the generic designation for a string.

Indicates the generic designation for a lename.

[ ]

Indicates a component of the command line. Enter only the information within the

brackets and exclude the brackets.

...

Indicates that the previous argument can be repeated several times in a command. Enter

only the information within the ellipses and exclude the ellipses.

Separates two mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. For example:

usb: Turns the usb controller on or off

Argument: enable | disable | legacy

Enter only one choice: --usb=enable, --usb= disable, or --

usb=legacy.

Case Sensitivity

• Command line options, pre-dened and user-dened arguments, and lenames given as arguments are all case-sensitive on PowerEdge

systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems.

• Unless specied otherwise, enter all commands, options, arguments, and command line switches in lowercase letters.

Command Syntax Overview