Parameters are specified as name=value pairs:
file=/home/examples/example1
where the parameter name is file and the parameter value is /home/examples/example1. There must be no whitespace between the equals sign (=) and the parameter name or parameter value. If the value contains whitespace such as a space or tab character, the value must be enclosed in double-quote characters (ASCII character 0x22):
moduleDesc="Local File Scanning"
Parameter values can be a list of comma-separated values. There must be no whitespace between the comma-separated values, as shown in the following example.
severity=DIS,DWN,ERR
A parameter list is a sequence of parameters separated by whitespace, as shown in the following example.
m=kernel-reader moduleDesc="My Kernel Reader"
The following parameters have acceptable syntax:
ok1="This is just a test" ok2=hello ok3=hello,hi,aloha ok4="hello,hi,aloha"
The following parameters do not have acceptable syntax:
broken1="How are you?","Who are you?" broken2="Testing",1,2,3 broken3="Hello broken4=Hello"
Parameters can be stored in a file and read when needed. You can create as many parameter files as needed. Use the built-in i parameter to specify the name of the desired parameter input file.