Options

mof_file

Specifies the MOF file or MOF files to compile.

--version

Displays the CIM server version.

-h, –help, or no specified option

Prints out a usage message with command definitions.

-I path

Specifies a path to the included MOF files.

-n path, --namespace=path

Overrides the default CIM repository namespace path. The default is root/cimv2.

--xml

Generates XML to standard output. This option does not update the repository.

--trace, --trace=filename

Writes trace information to a file. If filename is omitted, the output destination is standard output. Those files are written with ASCII encoding.

-E

Performs a syntax check on the input. This option does not update the repository.

-w

Suppresses warning messages.

-uc

Allows the update of an existing class definition. This option lets you update a leaf class. It does not allow updates of superclasses or classes that have subclasses.

-aE

Allows the addition or modification of classes with the experimental qualifier.

-aV

Updates a class that results in a version change. The version must be specified in a valid format. The format is m.n.u where m is major version, n is minor release and u is update. For example, 2.7.0 is a valid format for CIM Schema 2.7.0. If the input class has the same version as the class in the repository, the class is not updated.

-aEV

Allows both Experimental and Version Schema changes.