To start ctl from the command line, use the following command syntax:
ctl { command_spec [...] | -help }
- command_spec
-
{ -first | -last } { command | "command [;...]" }
- -first command
- First command 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 command
- Last command to run just before exiting.
No default.
Example:
ctl -last screen
Displays the current screen before exiting the ctl interactive mode.
- -help
- Provides information on ctl command-line options.
Some strictly internal and rarely-needed options have been omitted from this discussion. Those options are documented in the ctl command-line help.