2.2 Command Input Format
The following command input format is used:
command-name [argument...]
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 ("").
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Incorrect specification example: $ C:\Program Files\Hitachi\Cosminexus\CC\server\bin\cmd
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Correct specification example: $ "C:\Program Files\Hitachi\Cosminexus\CC\server\bin\cmd"
Arguments
Arguments include options. The input formats and specification rules for options are described below.
- Option input formats
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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
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$ cmd -option-flag
- Format with a single option argument specified
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$ cmd -option-flag<space or tab>option-argument
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option-flag
One alphanumeric character that is case sensitive
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option-argument
Argument corresponding to the option flag
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- Option specification rules
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Multiple option flags cannot be specified together following a single hyphen (-).
Incorrect specification example: $ cmd -abc
Correct specification example: $ cmd -a -b -c
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The option argument of an option flag that requires the option argument cannot be omitted.
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A space or tab is required between an option flag and an option argument.
Incorrect specification example: $ cmd -afile
Correct specification example: $ cmd -a file
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The same option flag cannot be specified more than once.
Incorrect specification example: $ cmd -a 1 -a 2
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When an option argument contains a space, the entire option argument must be enclosed inside double quotation marks ("").
Incorrect specification example: $ cmd -a file 1
Correct specification example: $ cmd -a "file 1"
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