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improve Console argument documentation

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Richard Frith-Macdonald 2023-04-06 16:32:25 +01:00
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interactive command-line based interface for controlling the
entire system via the Control server.<br />
It may also be used in a non-interactive mode to send commands to
any process and wait for responses. In non-interactive mode the
tool uses the following additional
any process and wait for responses. The non-interactive mode is
designed to provide a variety of exist status for use in scripting.
In non-interactive mode the tool uses the following additional
command-line-arguments/user-default-keys and/or
environment variables:
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Pass (or the ConsolePass environment variable) specifies the
password for the user login to the Control server.<br />
Line (or the ConsoleLine environment variable) specifies the
command line to be used (as if type in interactively).
command line to be used (as if typed in interactively).
If the command line is sent, the process exit status is 0, but
if a failure occurs the status is 1 (except as noted below).<br />
Wait (or the ConsoleWait environment variable) specifies the
number of seconds to wait for the result of the command.
number of seconds to wait for a Want/Fail pattern to be matched.
If this timeout occurs, the process exit status is 2.<br />
Want (or the ConsoleWant environment variable) specifies the
regular expression to match a single line success response to the
command.<br />
regular expression to match a single line success message to the
Console process. If this response is matched the process exit
status is 0.<br />
Fail (or the ConsoleFail environment variable) specifies the regular
expression to match a single line failure response to the command.
expression to match a single line failure message to the Console
process.
If this response is matched, the process exit status is 3.<br />
While waiting for a pattern to be matched, any messages received
by the Console process are provided as output (to STDOUT).<br />
Quiet (or the ConsoleQuiet environment variable) is a boolean
which, if true, will suppress any output while waiting for a
response.<br />
pattern to be matched.<br />
If the Control server cannot be contacted, the process exit status
is 10.<br />
If the Control server actively refuses the login, the exit status