Command Input Format

The following command input format is used:

command-name [option...]

Each of these items is explained below. Note that $ and cmd denote the command prompt and a command name, respectively.

Command name

Specify the file name of the command to be executed.

To execute a command by specifying a path containing a space, you must enclose the entire path inside double quotation marks ("").

Arguments

Arguments include options. The input formats and specification rules for options are described below.

Option input formats

An option is a character string that begins with a hyphen (-). Two option input formats are available. In one, no option argument is specified; in the other, a single option argument is specified.

Format without option argument specification
$ cmd -option-flag
Format with a single option argument specified
$ cmd -option-flag<space or tab>option-argument
Legend:
  • option-flag
    One alphanumeric character that is case sensitive
  • option-argument
    Argument corresponding to the option flag

Option specification rules