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To end an interactive session, enter quit at the prompt.Note for UNIX clients:In loop mode, following a restore operation directly from tape, the mount point isnot released in case additional restore requests are made to that volume. If yourequest a backup operation in the same session and that mount point is the onlyone available, the backup operation will stop with the following message:Waiting for mount of offline mediaIn this case, the mount point is not released until one of the following conditions ismet:v The device class MOUNTRETENTION limit is satisfied.v The client idletimeout period is satisfied.vThe dsmc loop session is closed after the restore operation completes, allowingyou to start a subsequent loop mode session to perform the backup operation.Entering client command names, options, and parametersA client command can include one or more of these components: Command name,options, and parameters. The sections that follow describe each of these components.Command nameThe first part of a command is the command name. The command name consistsof a single word, such as help or schedule, or an action word and an object forthat action, such as query archive. Enter the full command name, or its minimumabbreviation.For example, you can enter any of the following versions of the query schedulecommand:query scheduleqscq schedquery scOptionsWhen you enter options with a command always precede the option with a dash(–). Do not put a space between the dash and the option name. Enter more thanone option in any order in a command before or after the file specification.Separate multiple options with a blank space.There are two groups of options that you can use with commands: Client options(set in your options file), or client command options (used on the command line).vvClient options: The group of options that are set in your client options file(dsm.opt). You can override an option in the client options file when you enterthe option with a command on the command line.Client command options: Use a client command option only when you enter theoption with a command on the command line. You cannot set these options inan options file.Chapter 11. Using commands 439