Launching Exceed onDemand from a Command Line

In addition to starting an Exceed onDemand session from the desktop or file manager, you can start a session from the command line, with or without an existing Connection documents (.eod*). When you use a connection document to launch an X session, Exceed onDemand uses the connection parameters saved in the file to start the session.

Tip:  For information on creating connection documents, see Creating Connection Documents.

Use the command line syntax that is specific to your Client operating system to start an Exceed onDemand session.

Client Operating System

Syntax

Windows

[path1\]ExceedonDemand.exe [parameters]

Linux/UNIX

[path1/]eodxc [parameters]

Mac

Not supported

where:

For example, you can type the following in the Linux command to immediately start an X session that uses all connection parameters specified in connect.eod, with the exception of the host parameter:

eodxc -h eodhost -- /Exceed_onDemand
/Documents/connect.eod

In the example, Exceed onDemand connects to the host specified in the command line, eodhost, rather than the one specified in connect.eod because parameters specified in the command line take precedence over ones specified in a connection document.

Related Topics

Creating Connection Documents

Connecting to Hosts