.. _ch_suites_cli: ch_suites ********* .. rubric:: Output of :code:`--help=ch_suites` The following help text is generated by :code:`ecflow_client --help=ch_suites` :: ch_suites --------- Shows all the client handles, and the suites they reference The client considers, for both user and child commands, the following environment variables: ECF_HOST [mandatory*] The main server hostname; default value is 'localhost' ECF_PORT [mandatory*] The main server port; default value is '3141' ECF_SSL [optional*] Enable secure communication between client and server. ECF_HOSTFILE [optional] File that lists alternate hosts to try, if connection to main host fails ECF_HOSTFILE_POLICY [optional] The policy ('task' or 'all') to define which commands consider using alternate hosts. The options marked with (*) must be specified in order for the client to communicate with the server, either by setting the environment variables or by specifying the command line options.