Command modes for istool

You can use the istool commands in different modes: command line, console, or script.

You can run istool commands in any of the following modes:

Console mode (in a command prompt)

The preferred method of running istool commands in a command prompt.

To enter console mode, enter istool on a command line.

In console mode, istool prints a command prompt and waits for a command. Each command is processed without exiting istool. You must enter authentication details for every command. You can exit the console mode by entering a period character (.), exit, or quit at the prompt.

Console mode also has a history feature that recalls the last 30 commands entered. You can recall and execute each command. To view the most recent commands, enter history. To repeat a command, enter !command_number, for example, !2.

Command mode (in a command prompt)

Command mode uses the operating system command prompt. In command mode, enter commands one at a time on a command line. Start each command with istool followed by a command, then the parameters. You must surround parameter values that contain embedded spaces with double quotation mark characters (").

Script mode

The istool command can be used to execute commands read directly from a text file. The file is read and executed as a series of command lines.

In script mode, each line in the input file must be formatted the same as a command line entered manually, except for the following stipulations.

You do not need to include the istool string on each command line.
Multiple commands are separated by a semicolon character (;) at the end of an input line.
Command lines can cross line boundaries.

Command syntax:

istool –script file_name