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6. Call parameters in detail

6.1. General notes

  • Upper and lower case of the parameters is not relevant.
  • All values supplied by letters also exist as long versions.
  • Necessity to use "-" or "/" as start characters for parameters that are transferred as letters. For parameters that are written out in full, the start character is "--".
  • The first parameters that are transferred without a start character are assigned the parameter characters from "IODH" in order (input, output, data).
  • After evaluation of all parameters, "/@" is automatically executed.
  • "Property" may contain any character except '='.
  • The capitalization of the property is not important.
  • Characters other than a-z, A-Z or 0-9 are treated like a '-'.
  • The input of
    ('-' | '/') "Property"
    • stands for
    ('-' | '/') "Property" '=' "Value"
    with the empty string as value.
  • A "+" after a file name appends to the already existing file
    a "!" after a file name overwrites an existing file (applies to parameter -o output file and parameter -l log file)