Appendix B: Using SMASH
B-7
B-8 SMASH Commands
The following table provides the denitions and the descriptions of SMASH com-
mands. The most useful commands are show and help, which will provide the user
with useful information on how to navigate through the SSL network connection.
Option
Name
Short
Form
Denition Notes
-all -a Instructs a command verb to perform
all tasks possible
None
-destination <URI> None Indicates the nal location of an image
or selected data
URI or SM instance
address
-display -d Selects data that the user wishes to
display
This can generate mul-
tiple query results
-examine -x Instructs the Command Processor
to examine a command for syntax or
semantic errors without executing it
None
-force -f Instructs the verb to ignore any warn-
ings triggered by default but go ahead
executing the command instead
None
-help -h Displays all information and documen-
tation regarding the command verb
None
-keep <m[.s] -k Sets a time period to hold and keep
the Job ID and the status of a com-
mand
The amount of time set to
hold a command Job ID
or its status can differ.
-level <n> -l Instructs the Command Processor to
execute the command for the current
target and for all target machines
within the level specied by the user
Levels should be
expressed in a nature
number or "all".
-Output <args> -o Controls the format and the content of
a command output. This only supports
"format=clpxml" and "format=keyword"
Many variables or factors
can affect the outcome of
format, language, level of
details of the output.
-Source <URI> None Indicates the location of a source im-
age or a target
URI or SM Instance
Address
-Version -v Displays the version of the command
verb
None
-Wait -w Instructs the Command Processor
to hold the command response or
query result until all spawned jobs are
completed.
None
Table 1 SMASH Commands