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obtool Invocation
You can enter the commands described in Chapter 2, "obtool Commands" at the
obtool prompt. Note that some commands provide an --nq option, which specifies
that no confirmation message should be displayed after you execute the command. If
you do not include the --nq option for these commands, then obtool prompts you
for confirmation. You must enter one of the values shown in Table 1–3 at the
confirmation prompt.
In the prompt, the item in brackets ([...]) indicates the default if you do not reply to
the prompt.
Input Redirection in Interactive Mode
In interactive mode, you can redirect input to a script containing multiple obtool
commands. This technique is useful if you need to run the same series of obtool
commands on a regular basis. The syntax is as follows, where pathname is the path
name of a file containing obtool commands:
ob> < pathname
For example, you can create a file called mycommands.txt with the following
content:
# begin mycommands.txt
lsdev --long
lshost --long
# end
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You can redirect the obtool input to this script as follows:
ob> < /home/mycommands.txt
Exiting obtool
Use the exit command to exit obtool, as shown in the following example:
ob> exit
obtool Noninteractive Mode
Table 1–3 Values for Confirmation Message
Value Meaning
y Perform the operation on the object named in the query.
n Do not perform the operation on the object named in the query and proceed to the
next selection (if any).
q Do not perform the operation on the object named in the query and stop processing
this command immediately. Note that objects for which you have already answered y
have been affected.
a Perform the operation on the object named in the query and on all objects that the
command has not yet included in a query. Note that objects for which you have
already answered n will not be affected.
? Display brief help text and then redisplay the prompt.
To execute commands in obtool noninteractively, use the following syntax:
obtool [ cl-option ]... command-name [ option ]... [ argument ]...