Tivoli command syntax
- [ ]
- Identifies elements that are optional. Required elements do not have brackets around them.
- …
- Indicates that you can specify multiple values for the previous
element. Separate multiple values by a space, unless otherwise directed
by command information.
If the ellipsis for an element follows a closing bracket, use the syntax within the brackets to specify multiple values. For example, to specify two administrators for the option [–a admin]…, use –a admin1 –a admin2.
If the ellipsis for an element is within the brackets, use the syntax of the last element to specify multiple values. For example, to specify two hosts for the option [–h host…], use –h host1 host2.
- |
- Indicates mutually exclusive information. You can use the element on either side of the vertical bar.
- { }
- Delimits a set of mutually exclusive elements when a command requires one of them. Brackets ([ ]) are around elements that are optional.
In addition to the special characters, Tivoli command syntax uses the typeface conventions described in Typeface conventions. The following examples illustrate the typeface conventions used in Tivoli command syntax:
- wcrtpr [–a admin]… [–s
region] [–m
resource]… name
The name argument is the only required element for the wcrtpr command. The brackets around the options indicate they are optional. The ellipses after the –a admin resource option means that you can specify multiple administrators multiple times. The ellipses after the –m resource option means that you can specify multiple resources multiple times.
- wchkdb [–o
outfile] [–u] [–x] {–f
infile | –i | object…}
The –f, –i, and object elements are mutually exclusive. Braces that surround elements indicate that you are including a required element. If you specify the object argument, you can specify more than one object.