CLI commands and parameters
Command-line interface (CLI) commands and parameters are represented in the syntax diagram.
The system command-line interface offers command line completion for command entry. Command line completion allows you to type in the first few characters of a command and press the Tab key to fill in the rest of the command name. If there are multiple commands that start with the same characters, then a list of possible commands is returned. You can type in more characters until the command name is unambiguous.
CLI parameters can be entered in
any order except in the following situations:
A valid parameter meets the following requirements:
Examples that are valid
mkuser -name fred -usergrp 0 -password 'buckets'
mkuser -name fred -usergrp 0 -password='buckets'
mkuser -name=-barney -usergrp=0 -password='buckets'
chuser -usergrp 1 fred
chuser -usergrp 1 -- fred
chuser -usergrp 1 -- -barney
Examples that are invalid
chuser -usergrp 1 fred --
chuser -usergrp 1 -- fred --
chuser -- -usergrp 1 fred
chuser -usergrp 1 -barney