Options

Table 14 List of common options for ecflow_client commands

Option	Description
add	Add variables e.g. name1=value1 name2=value2. Can only be used in combination with –init command.
debug	Enables the display of client environment settings and execution details.
help	Produce help message
host	When specified overrides the environment variable ECF_HOST and default host: ‘localhost’
http	Enables communication over HTTP between client/server.
https	Enables communication over HTTPS between client/server.
password	Specifies the password used to contact the server. Must be used in combination with option –user.
port	When specified overrides the environment variable ECF_PORT and default port: ‘3141’
remove	remove variables i.e name name2
rid	When specified overrides the environment variable ECF_RID. Can only be used for task commands.
ssl	Enables the use of SSL when contacting the server.
user	Specifies the user name used to contact the server. Must be used in combination with option –password.
version	Show ecflow client version number, and version of the boost library used