Input file (-input_file parameter)

An input file enables you to do the following:

• Prepare and save files of utility parameters that can be reused
• Specify utility input longer than the number of characters allowed in the command line (10,000)

To specify parameters whose characters exceed 10,000 characters, or to save commands that you use often, specify the command in an input file and reference this file when you run the command for the utility using the -input_file parameter. In this file, each parameter and its values (if any) are on a separate line with the same syntax they would have on the command line.

EXAMPLE: assume that you have to specify the ctmcreate utility. In this case the parameters with their values exceed the 10,000 character limit. You can specify the parameters and values in an input file, as follows:

ctmcreate -input_file <file Name>

The <file Name> variable is the name of a file that contains the ctmcreate parameters. For example:

-tasktype command

-cmdline ls

Utilities that support the input file, see Utility reference table.