Syntax - Teradata Vantage - Database Engine 20

Database Utilities

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

To start ctl from the command line, use the following command syntax:

ctl { command_spec [...] | -help }
command_spec
{ -first | -last } { command [;...] | "command [;...]" }

Syntax Elements

-help
Provides information on ctl command-line options.
-first
First command or commands to run before other processing.

No default.

Example:

ctl -first “Node Logging Rate = 600;screen rss; write; quit”

Sets the RSS screen Node Logging Rate field to 600, displays the RSS screen to confirm the changes, writes the changes to the Control GDO, and quits the ctl utility.

-last
Last command or commands to run just before exiting.

No default.

Example:

ctl -last screen

Displays the current screen before exiting the ctl interactive mode.

command
Command from Ctl Commands.
If any command includes blank spaces, enclose the command list in double quotation marks.
Teradata recommends using the full field names, rather than the alphanumeric field identifiers in command lists for the -first and -last options.