HP Scripting Toolkit 9.30 for Linux User Guide

4 Scripting Toolkit utilities
Native package formats
The Scripting Toolkit utilities are available as standalone RPM and DEB packages.
The Scripting Toolkit utilities are published to the HP Software Delivery Repository under the Extras
directory at http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/downloads/Extras.
Get started at http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/getting_started.
Syntax conventions
Syntax refers to the way a command and parameters must be entered. Unless specified otherwise,
enter commands, parameters, and switches in all uppercase or all lowercase letters.
Sample syntax line:
SAMPLE[-R][PATH]FILENAME[...]
DescriptionCommand element
Specifies the name of the command.
SAMPLE
Indicates a command line switch for executable files.
-
Specifies the route the operating system must follow through the directory structure to locate
a directory or file. A path and file name must be specified only if the file is not in the current
directory.
PATH
Specifies a file name. This document uses uppercase file names. A device name or a drive
letter cannot be specified for a file name.
FILENAME
Indicates that the previous parameter or switch can be repeated several times in a command.
Enter only the information, not the ellipsis (…).
...
In this document, the length of an example command or syntax might require it to continue on
another line. When this happens, the second line and any additional lines are indented under the
first line.
Placeholder items used in the syntax lines in this chapter include:
• Source—Specifies the location of the data to be transferred to a specified destination or used
as input to a command. The source can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name,
a file name, or a combination of these items.
• Destination—Specifies the destination to which the source transfers the data. The destination
can consist of a drive letter and colon, a directory name, a file name, or a combination of
these items.
• String—Specifies a group of characters to be treated as a unit. A string can include letters,
numbers, spaces, or any other character and is usually enclosed in double quotation marks.
Utility online help
Most Scripting Toolkit utilities include usage instructions. To obtain help with the syntax, parameters,
and switches of a particular Scripting Toolkit utility, enter the file name followed by /? in the
command line. For example, for usage instructions on the CONREP utility, enter the following
command:
CONREP /?
The utility displays information about its command line syntax, argument, and switches.
22 Scripting Toolkit utilities