Using the CLI

The following topics describe some of the basic actions and concepts you must understand when using the Command Line Interface (CLI):

• Invoking the CLI
• Authenticating against the Application Server
• Executing commands
• BLCLI command options
• BLCLI command results
• Input and output types
• Formats for specifying property values in conditions
• Encrypting values
• Formatting rules
• Object type IDs
• NSH Script Jobs and permissions

For information about obtaining sample scripts, see the Developer Network, Communities, and Knowledge Base sections of the BMC website.