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5. Options received from the server with client option sets not set as forced by theserver. The server does not override client values if not forced.6. Default option values.Tivoli Storage Manager also includes a group of client command options that youcan enter only on the command line with specific commands. For a complete list ofcommand-line options, a description, and where to go for more information, seeTable 62 on page 259.Entering options with a commandThis topic lists the general rules for entering options with a command.vvvEnter a command, a dash (–), the option name, an equal sign (=), and the optionvalue or parameter. There should be no spaces on either side of the = sign.For example, enter this command:For example, enter this command:dsmc archive -description="year end 1999" /home/For options that do not include parameters, enter a command, a dash (–) and theoption name. For example,dsmc incremental -quietvvvvvvvNote: Use a leading dash (-) to indicate that the following text is the name of anoption. If an object name begins with a dash, you must surround it in eithersingle quotes (’) or quotation marks (″). Most operating system command-lineprocessors strip the quotes before submitting the command-line arguments tothe Tivoli Storage Manager client application. In such cases, using escapecharacters or doubling the quotes allows the client to receive the quoted objectname. In loop mode, surround such objects in either single quotes (’) orquotation marks (″).Enter either the option name, or an abbreviation for the option name. Forexample, to enter the latest option, enter either -lat or -latest. The capitalletters in the syntax of each option indicate the minimum abbreviation for thatoption name.Enter options before or after command parameters. For example, you can enterthe option before or after a file specification:dsmc selective -subdir=yes "/home/devel/proj1/*"dsmc selective "/home/devel/proj1/*" -subdir=yesWhen entering several options on a command, separate them with a blankspace.Enclose the value in quotes (" ") if the option value that you enter contains ablank space. For example:dsmc archive -description="Project A" "/home/devel/proj1/*"Most options that you enter on the command line override the value set in thepreferences file. However, when you use the domain option with theincremental command, it adds to the domain specified in your client options filerather than overriding the current value.The maximum number of characters for a file name is 255. The maximumcombined length of the file name and path name is 1024 characters. The Unicoderepresentation of a character can occupy several bytes, so the maximum numberof characters that a file name might contain can vary.For Mac OS X, the maximum length of a file name is limited to 504 bytes (notcharacters). The Unicode representation of a character can occupy several bytes,so the maximum number of characters that a file name contains can vary.258 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux Backup-Archive Clients Version 6.1: Installation and User’s Guide