Syntax

Main diagram:

>>-cimcli--+-| Operation |--+----------------------------------><
           '-+- -h--------+-'
             +- -hc-------+
             +- --help----+
             +- -ho-------+
             '- --version-'
 

Operation:

Defines the operation to be performed. cimcli performs all of the DMTF CIM operations (for example, getclass) and a set of compound operations (for example, enumerateNamespaces).

There are two forms for each operation: a long form which is the full name of the operation (for example, getClass), and a short form, typically two characters (for example, gc for getClass).