COMMAND Actions

A command action executes a command that starts an application or utility, runs a shell script, or executes an operating system command. The definition of the action includes the command to be executed (the EXEC_STRING).

The Create Action tool can be used to create the most common types of command actions. However, there may be some situations where you must create the action manually; for example, you must create a COMMAND action manually if the action specifies:

• Multiple-file arguments with a different prompt for each argument.

• Action invocation--the ability of actions to invoke other actions.

• Argument-count dependent behavior--the ability to create an action that has very different behaviors for different numbers of file arguments.

• A remote execution host--the ability to run an application on a system other than the one containing the action definition.

• Change of user--the ability to run the action as a different user (for example, to prompt for the root password and then run as root).