.. _ch_add_cli:

ch_add
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   ch_add
   ------
   
   Add a set of suites, to an existing handle.
      arg1 = handle(integer)  # The handle must be an integer that is > 0
      arg2 = names            # should be a list of suite names, names not in the definition are ignored
   Usage:
      --ch_add=10 s2 s3 s4    # add suites s2 s3,s4 to  handle 10
   An error is returned if the handle had not previously been registered
   The handle is created with --ch_register command
   To list all suites and handles use --ch_suites
   
   The client reads in the following environment variables. These are read by user and child command
   
   |----------|----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | Name     |  Type    | Required   | Description                                                       |
   |----------|----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   | ECF_HOST | <string> | Mandatory* | The host name of the main server. defaults to 'localhost'         |
   | ECF_PORT |  <int>   | Mandatory* | The TCP/IP port to call on the server. Must be unique to a server |
   | ECF_SSL  |  <any>   | Optional*  | Enable encrypted comms with SSL enabled server.                   |
   |----------|----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   
   * The host and port must be specified in order for the client to communicate with the server, this can 
     be done by setting ECF_HOST, ECF_PORT or by specifying --host=<host> --port=<int> on the command line