Reference Guide

RACADM Subcommand Details

This section provides detailed description of the RACADM subcommands including the syntax and valid entries.

Guidelines to Quote Strings Containing Special Characters When Using

RACADM Commands

When using strings that contain special characters, use the following guidelines:

Strings containing the following special characters must be quoted using single quotation marks or double quotation marks:

• $ (dollar sign)

• " (double quotation mark)

• ' (single quotation mark)

• ` (backward quotation mark)

• \ (backward slash)

• ~ (tilde)

• ; (semicolon)

• | (vertical bar)

• ( (left parentheses)

• ) (right parentheses)

• & (ampersand)

• > (greater than)

• < (less than)

• # (pound)

• ASCII code 32 (space)

There are dierent escaping rules for using single quotation marks versus double quotation marks.

For using double quotation marks:

The following characters must be escaped by prepending a backward slash:

• $ (dollar sign)

• " (double quotation mark)

• ` (back quotation mark)

• \ (backward slash)

For example, use the following for a string that contains the special characters, $, ",',`and \

For using single quotation marks:

• No character escaping is necessary.

• A single quotation mark is not used even with a backward slash escaped.