Command line
The command line format for Snow Inventory Agent for Unix is:
(java –jar) [/opt/snow/]snowagent.jar [options] [<command> [<arguments>]]
Global option | Description |
|---|---|
-w <dir> | Override working directory otherwise inherited from shell/environment |
-v | Enable verbose mode, bump all logging to max level (enable all tags) |
-c snowagent.config | Read the configuration file from the given location instead of the default one. This should be considered a one-time operation as it does not change other behaviors of the agent. |
-data-dir <dir> | Override data directory (regardless of configuration) |
-? or -h | Print help text and exit |
Command | Option | Description |
|---|---|---|
copyright | Show copyright notice | |
manifest | Print the manifest in JSON format and exit | |
scan | Scan the current device and create a snowpack file in the target destination (as set by configuration). This will start a scan regardless of any schedule or other configuration. It will not start a scan if there is a running scan in progress. After the scan is completed the agent will exit. The scan result is not automatically sent. | |
send | Send files from the data directory. Files that are successfully sent are deleted | |
test | Run a self-test. Check configuration and server connectivity, then exit with a 0 (if successful) otherwise with a non-zero exit code | |
update | -package <location> | Check for updates now, and install if any are found. Use an update package from a specific location |
version | Print the current snowagent version and exit |