IBM InfoSphere Foundation Tools, IBM InfoSphere Information Server, Version 8.5

Command modes for istool

You can use the istool commands in different modes: command line, console, or script.

The istool commands can be invoked in any of the following modes:

Command mode (in a command prompt)

In the command mode, enter commands one at a time on a command line. Start each command with istool followed by a command, then the parameters. You must surround parameter values that contain embedded spaces with double quotes characters (").

Console mode (in a command prompt)

Enter istool on a command line with no parameters to enter console mode.

In console mode, istool prints a command prompt and waits for a command. Each command is processed without exiting istool. You must enter authentication details for every command. You can exit the console mode by entering a period character (.), exit, or quit at the prompt.

The istool command framework in console mode also has a history feature, which recalls the last 30 commands entered. You can recall and execute each command. To view the most recent commands, enter history. To repeat a command, enter !command_number, for example, !2.

Script mode

The istool command can be used to execute commands read directly from a text file. The file is read and executed as a series of command lines.

In script mode, each line in the input file must be formatted the same as a command line entered manually, except for the following stipulations.

You do not need to include the istool string on each command line.
Multiple commands are separated by a semicolon character (;) at the end of an input line.
Command lines can cross line boundaries.

Command syntax:

istool –script filename

Last updated: 2012-10-8