IBM 4J manual CLI Job Control, Cdpnum

			Sample Command
Option	Description	Value	Entry
-e nn	Defines the error level above	0 4 8 16	$ direct -e 16
	which the CLI automatically	Valid values in the
	exits. If the returned error code
	is greater than the error level	error level code are:
	specified, the CLI automatically	0—Indicates successful
	exits.
		completion.
	Use this command within shell	4—Indicates warning.
	scripts.
	This parameter prevents	8—Indicates error.
	unwanted execution of	16—Indicates
	commands following a
		catastrophic error.
	command that generates an
	error above the specified level.
	When the CLI terminates, it
	returns a UNIX exit code that
	can be tested by the shell.
-n name	Identifies the host name of the	Sterling Connect:Direct	$ direct -n hostname
	computer where the Sterling	host name
	Connect:Direct server (PMGR)
	is running.
	Note: Invoking direct with -p
	or -noverrides the settings in
	the ndmapi.cfg file.
-p nnnnn	Identifies the communications	1024–65535. The format	$ direct -p 2222
	port number for the Sterling	is nnnnn.
	Connect:Direct node.
	Note: Invoking direct with -p
	or -noverrides the settings in
	the ndmapi.cfg file.
-x	Displays command input on	none	$ direct -x
	standard out. Use this
	command when debugging
	scripts.
-r	Makes the Process number	none	$direct -r grep
	available to user-written shell		“_CDPNUM_”
	scripts. The CLI displays a
	special string, _CDPNUM_
	followed by a space, followed
	by the Process number.
-h	Displays command usage	none	$ direct -h
	information if a Sterling
	Connect:Direct command is
	typed incorrectly.
-z	Appends a newline character	none	$ direct -z
	after a prompt.

CLI Job Control

Sterling Connect:Direct enables you to switch the CLI Process between the foreground and the background in shells that support job control. This capability

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