Standard option formats

You can specify options on some commands. You must use a standard format to specify all options.

Follow these guidelines when you use an option:

Uppercase letters in each option description indicate the minimum abbreviation of a an option. Type the complete option name or an abbreviation of the name.
Issue options in any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters. Options are not case-sensitive.
Precede each option with a hyphen (-). For example:
```
  dsmmigquery -mgmtclass -detail /home   
```
Separate each option with a blank space.
Issue more than one option in a command in any order before or after a file, directory, or file system specification.
If the option defines a value, separate the option name from the value with an equal sign (=). For example:
```
dsmmigfs update -ht=90 /home
```

The table gives examples of options that do not define a value.

Table 1. Option format examples: options without values
Command
`dsmmigrate -recursive -detail /home/user1/file1 dsmmigrate -rec -det /home/user1/file1 dsmmigrate -r -d /home/user1/file1 dsmmigrate /home/user1/file1 -r -d`

The table gives examples of options when a value is defined.

Table 2. Option format examples: options with values
Command
`dsmmigfs update -hthreshold=90 -lthreshold=20 /home dsmmigfs update -hthresh=90 -lthreshold=20 /home dsmmigfs update -ht=90 -l=20 /home dsmmigfs update /home -ht=90 -l=20`

In version 6.4 and later, the optionformat option is not supported. Short option format is not supported. You must specify all options with the standard option format.