NAME

pcp_common_options - common options used in PCP commands

SYNOPSIS

pcp_command [ option...]

DESCRIPTION

There are some arguments common to all PCP commands. Most of these are for authentication and the rest are about verbose mode, debug message, and so on.

OPTIONS

-h hostname
 
--host=hostname
The host name of the machine on which the server is running. If the value begins with a slash, it is used as the directory for the Unix-domain socket.
-p port
 
--port=port
The PCP port number (default:"9898").
-U username
 
--username=username
The user name for PCP authentication (default: OS user name).
-w
 
--no-password
Never prompt for password. And if a password is not available by a .pcppass file, the connection attempt will fail. This option can be useful in batch jobs and scripts where no user is present to enter a password.
-W
 
--password
Force password prompt (should happen automatically).
-d
 
--debug
Enable debug message.
-v
 
--verbose
Enable verbose output.
-V
 
--version
Print the command version, then exit.
-?
 
--help
Shows help for the command line arguments, then exit.

ENVIRONMENT

PCPPASSFILE
Specifies the path to pcp password file.

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