Using a command file

 

If your command line is very long, consider using -commandFile to specify a command file for your arguments.

 

There are practical reasons for using a command file:

 

•The first is to specify command lines that are longer than the operating system supports.

•The second is to make managing the command line easier. A command file with each argument on it's own line is a lot easier to understand.

 

How long is too long?

 

 

 

-commandFile

 

Specify a file from which to read the command line arguments.

 

Useful when command lines become unwieldy or longer than the windows command size limits.

 

Use -- to insert comments into the file, including when commenting out option.

 

Examples:

 

-commandFile c:\flowTraceTests\testMacro1.cf

-commandFile "c:\flowTraceTests\testMacro1.cf"

 

 

For any argument that can be supplied to a command in a command file, you can also specify an environment variable substitution.

 

-directory %DIR%
-program %DIR%\testProgram.exe

 

The environment variables must have been set prior to starting Bug Validator.

 

You cannot specify a command with an environment variable substitution.