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 |
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Windows |
[path1\]ExceedonDemand.exe [parameters] |
Linux/UNIX |
[path1/]eodxc [parameters] |
Mac |
Not supported |
where:
Warning! |
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Parameter |
Client Platform |
Description |
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--display displayspec |
Linux/UNIX |
Specifies the display ID of the session on which you want Exceed onDemand Client to run. |
-configopts OR |
Windows |
Provided that you have specified all the connection parameters (either through the command line or a connection document) necessary to launch an X session, you can use these parameters to view/edit startup and configuration files:
Specify only one of the three parameters listed above. If you specify more than one parameter, then the last one you specify takes precedence. If no parameters are specified, Exceed onDemand Client automatically starts the X session. If you do not specify all required connection parameters, the Exceed onDemand dialog box opens, prompting you for any missing information. For more information, see Connecting to Hosts. |
--configopts |
Linux/UNIX |
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-xstartopts OR |
Windows |
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--xstartopts |
Linux/UNIX |
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-e OR |
All |
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--editconndoc |
Linux/UNIX |
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-d OR |
All |
Deletes the connection document (specified in the command line) after Exceed onDemand Client has read all login and connection parameters from the file. |
--deleteconndoc |
Linux/UNIX |
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-h hostname OR |
All |
The name of the host (Exceed Connection Server machine) to which you want to connect. If you do not specify a port, the default 5500 is used. Otherwise, specify hostname:portnumber. |
--host |
Linux/UNIX |
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-u username OR |
All |
The user name you want the host to authenticate to establish a connection. |
--user |
Linux/UNIX |
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-p |
All |
The plain text password you want the host to authenticate to establish a connection. |
--password |
Linux/UNIX |
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-pp |
All |
A password encrypted in the format found in the connection document used to launch the X session. For more information, see About Exceed onDemand. |
--epassword |
Linux/UNIX |
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-c xconfigfile |
All |
The name of the Xconfig file (belonging to the currently logged in user) with which you want to launch an X session. |
-c xconfigfile@groupname |
All |
The name of the group-specific Xconfig file with which you want to launch the X session. |
-c -;xconfigfile |
All |
The name of the global Xconfig file with which you want to launch the X session. |
-x xstartfile |
All |
The name of the Xstart file (belonging to the currently logged in user) you want to use to connect to the X application host. |
-x xstartfile@groupname |
All |
The name of the group-specific Xstart file you want to use to connect to the X application host. |
-x -;xstartfile |
All |
The name of the global Xstart file you want to use to connect to the X application host. |
-join |
Windows |
Join an available shared session.
Example: |
--join OR -j |
Linux/UNIX |
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[--] [path/] connect.eod Use connect.efcd for Exceed Freedom. Note: .eod files may have a version number in the extension. For example, .eod8. |
All |
The name of the connection document with which you want to launch the X session, where path is the directory where the connection document is located. Specify only one connection document. If a file or path name contains spaces, you must enclose it in quotation marks. Note: If you choose to precede the name of the connection document with "--", Exceed onDemand treats everything, including spaces, that follows the "--" as the connection document path. For this reason, you do not need to enclose file or path names that contain spaces with quotation marks. |
--version OR -v |
Linux/UNIX |
Display product version. |
-? |
Windows |
Display help documentation. |
--help |
Linux/UNIX |
Note: |
When specifying parameters, keep the following in mind: | |
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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:
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.