onmode command syntax

Use onmode utility commands to perform various database server operations.

The following syntax diagram shows all of the options that you can use with the onmode command. The syntax diagram does not show all of the elements that you use with each command option. For the complete syntax of each command, see the topic on that command.

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>>-onmode--+-------------------------+-------------------------->
           |                     (1) |   
           '-|  -FILE option   |-----'   

>--+- -a----------------+--+-----------+--+-----+--------------><
   |     (2)            |  +- -V-------+  '- -y-'   
   +- -b----------------+  '- -version-'            
   +- -BC---------------+                           
   +- -C----------------+                           
   +- -c----------------+                           
   +- -cache surrogates-+                           
   +- -e----------------+                           
   +- -d----------------+                           
   +-+- -D-+------------+                           
   | +- -M-+            |                           
   | +- -Q-+            |                           
   | '- -S-'            |                           
   +- -F----------------+                           
   +- -I----------------+                           
   +-+- -j-+------------+                           
   | +- -k-+            |                           
   | +- -m-+            |                           
   | +- -s-+            |                           
   | '- -u-'            |                           
   +- -l----------------+                           
   +-+- -n-+------------+                           
   | '- -r-'            |                           
   +- -O----------------+                           
   +- -P----------------+                           
   +- -p----------------+                           
   +- -R----------------+                           
   +- -W----------------+                           
   +-+- -wf-+-----------+                           
   | '- -wm-'           |                           
   +-+- -we-+-----------+                           
   | '- -wi-'           |                           
   +- -Y----------------+                           
   +- -Z----------------+                           
   '- -z----------------'                           

Notes:
  1. See The -FILE option.
  2. For information about the onmode -b command, which is used for reversion, see Syntax of the onmode -b command in the IBM Informix Migration Guide.
Element Purpose Key Considerations
-y Causes the database server to automatically respond yes to all prompts None.
-V Displays the software version number and the serial number See Obtaining utility version information.
-version Displays the build version, host, OS, number and date, as well as the GLS version See Obtaining utility version information.