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Once you have created an options file, you can use the following steps to edit youroptions file from the GUI.1. Open the Edit menu and select Preferences.2. Make any necessary changes, then click OK to save those changes.Note: For Mac OS X, the user options file must be a plain text file. By default,TextEdit does not save files as plain text. Select Format → Make PlainText to savethe user options file as a plain text file. Do not add the .txt extension.Related concepts“Setting environment variables” on page 48This section describes how to set environment variables.Related tasks“Setting options in the client options file”This section describes how to set options in your client options file, and how touse options with commands. To set an option in this file, enter the option nameand one or more blank spaces, followed by the option value.Setting options in the client options fileThis section describes how to set options in your client options file, and how touse options with commands. To set an option in this file, enter the option nameand one or more blank spaces, followed by the option value.To view or modify an options file, click Edit → Preferences from the Tivoli StorageManager client Java GUI. The Preferences editor updates the client system optionsfile or client user options file.You can use the query options command to display all or part of your options andtheir current settings. This command accepts an argument to specify a subset ofoptions. The default is to display all options.You can also edit an options file with your favorite text editor.To set an option in your client options file, enter the option name and one or moreblank spaces, followed by the option value. For example:compression yesnodename client_aSome options consist of only the option name, such as verbose and quiet. You canenter the entire option name or its abbreviation. For example, you can specify theverbose option as either of the following:verboseveFollow these additional rules when entering options in your client user options file(dsm.opt):v Begin each comment with an asterisk (*) as the first character in a line.v Do not enter comments on the same line as an option.v Optionally, indent options with spaces or tabs.vEnter each option on a separate line and enter all parameters for an option onthe same line. For example, to specify a group of five different file systems asyour default client domain, enter one of the following:domain /home /mfg /planning /mrkting /mgmtDomain / /Volumes/fs2 /Volumes/fs2 /Volumes/fs3 /Volumes/fs4Chapter 2. Configuring the Tivoli Storage Manager client 47