Remote commands GUI options
Use these GUI options in selecting and running commands:
- Process menu:
- determines whether the process output is cleared before a process is run. By default, this option is selected.
- Output list box. clears the current output from the
- saves the current output to a text file on the local machine.
- ends the current process. If no process is running, then this option is disabled.
- The Command pane is used to define and specify commands to process. The Command list box shows the currently selected
command.
- Select Command dialog box. Use this dialog box to select a predefined command to run. Commands are divided into sections by functionality, along with an additional section which lists user-defined commands. When a command is selected, the template for running the command is shown in the text box. Double-click a leaf node or click to copy the template to the Command list box. If the template contains fields that are replaced by the user, then those fields are italicized. Click to return the Select Command dialog box to its previous setting. opens the
- Command History list box. This lists all successfully run commands, beginning with the most recent. Double-click a command from the list or click to place it in the Command list box of the Remote Commands tool. Then, click to run the command. When a process is running, the controls in this section are disabled. opens the
- Command list box. runs the current command in the
- The default is UTF-8. This works with all system command lines. If you add your own command line, then the output might not be UTF-8. In these cases, there is an menu, where you can select the encoding that is applied on the output of the command line.
- Use the Process pane to monitor the process output and interact with the process as
necessary.
- Input specifies a response to an input request from the process. This field is enabled when the process is running, even if no user input is required. All user input must be entered in this field.
- Input field is enabled when the process is running, even if no user input is required. sends the input response. You can also press . The
- ends the current process. If no process is running, then this option is disabled.
- The output shows the command and any user options. All options must be entered in the Input field.
- clears the current output from the Output list box.
- saves the current output to a text file on the local machine.