rs_init Command Line Options

Familiarize yourself with the available rs_init command line options for a resource file. You can use some of these options in an interactive rs_init session.

You can also start rs_init with other command line options for your replication environment:

rs_init -r resource_file_name [-option] [parameter]

where:

option – is the letter specifying a command line option.
parameter – is any valid parameter for that option.

You can specify more than one command line option. For a resource file session, you must specify the -r option and the resource file name.

Flags	Parameters	Explanation
-a	none	Validates the resource file and exits without performing the configuration task. Without the -a flag, rs_init validates the resource file and continues the product configuration. You must use the -r flag with the -a flag.
-c	See the list of supported character sets.	Specifies the character set used for all messages and prompts. The -c flag forces rs_init to use a particular character set. Otherwise, rs_init uses your system’s default character set.
-e	none	Records information about the user’s environment and exits. Information is written to the log file. Without the -e flag, rs_init records user environment information and continues the product configuration.
-h	none	Prints out usage message (help) and exits.
-l	French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Korean	Specifies the language used for all messages and prompts. The -l flag forces rs_init to use a particular language. Without this option, rs_init uses U.S. English.
-log	Path and file name of log file	Lets the user specify location of the session log file. Without the -log flag, rs_init uses the default log location (%SYBASE%\init\log).
-r	Path and file name of resource file	Specifies that rs_init is to take input from the listed resource file. Use this flag in noninteractive sessions to configure new server products, upgrade existing server products, or modify existing server products.
-s	Path of Sybase release directory	Specifies the Sybase release directory. If you do not use the -s flag, rs_init assumes that the Sybase release directory is the current directory.
-T IGNORE_WARNINGS	none	Entering certain values for some attributes causes rs_init to exit with a warning. (rs_init exits, for instance, if you specify an operating system file for the location of the master device.) Invoking an rs_init resource file session with the -T IGNORE_WARNINGS flag allows the rs_init session to continue.
-v	none	Prints the rs_init version string and exits.