Input and Output Capabilities

The CLI provides several capabilities for input and output.

• Input

  • In session mode, the CLI accepts commands interactively from the keyboard.

  • In batch mode, the CLI executes commands that are contained in a CLI command file whose name is specified on the shell command line.

• Output

  • For basic commands, output appears on the screen by default.

  • For extended commands, output is buffered in the background by default until you request that output.

  • The output of both basic and extended commands can be redirected to a file that you specify.

  • Commands and parameters can be saved in a log file that can later be used as input to the CLI in batch mode.

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    Note –

    To use a log file as input to the CLI in batch mode, you must edit the file. Remove the time stamps and any messages that appear before the actual commands and parameters in the log file.

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• Format

  • You can specify the number of lines for the output display.

  • For multi-column output, you can specify which columns to display.

  • In addition to plain-text output, for some commands you can specify XML and HTML output.