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IBM ConfidentialChapter 5. Using the Command Line InterfaceThis chapter describes how to use the Data Protection for Exchange command lineinterface. Each command includes a syntax diagram and a description. See formore information.The next section is an overview of the command line interface. The commands aredescribed in the following categories:vvvvvvQueryBackupRestoreChangetsmpasswordSetHelpThe Data Protection for Exchange command line interface can also be used whenscheduling automatic backups of Exchange databases. See Chapter 6, “Using theTivoli Storage Manager scheduler,” on page 115 for a discussion of using the TivoliStorage Manager scheduler with Data Protection for Exchange.CommandoverviewThe name of the Data Protection for Exchange command line interface istdpexcc.exe. This program is located in the directory where Data Protection forExchange is installed.The command line parameters have the following characteristics:v positional parameters do not include a leading slash (/) or dash (-)v optional parameters can appear in any order after the required parametersv optional parameters begin with a forward slash (/) or a dash (-)v minimum abbreviations for keywords are indicated in upper case textv some keyword parameters require a valuev for those keyword parameters that require a value, the value is separated fromthe keyword with an equal sign (=)v if a parameter requires more than one value after the equal sign, the values areseparated with commasv each parameter is separated from the others by using spacesv if a parameter’s value includes spaces, the value must be enclosed in doublequotesv a positional parameter can appear only once per command invocationIssue the tdpexcc ? or tdpexcc help command to display help for the commandline interface.63