Starting the CLI

You start the CLI by issuing the dnicli command, which is described in dnicli. You can start the CLI in any of the following modes:
  • Single-command mode
  • Multi-command mode
  • Command-file mode
Note: When you start the CLI in single-command or multi-command mode via a 3270-terminal emulation, the code page that the CLI uses for data conversion must match the host code page that is set in the 3270-terminal emulation. By default, the CLI uses the system-defined code page. Therefore, if the system-defined code page is different from the host code page of the 3270-terminal emulation, you must use the -cp parameter to specify the host code page of the 3270-terminal emulation when you start the CLI.