## 37.3 DCL command-line syntax

A dcl command has the following syntax:

dcl [-f format] [–o output] input ... [–v]

Command-line switches and options override corresponding configuration-file settings. Switches can appear in any order, preceding the name(s) of the input file(s) to which they apply. Case is not significant, and space is allowed between a switch and its option. For example, all the following are equivalent:

-fN

-Fn

-f n

-F N

You can specify each argument zero or more times, and each affects only the input files named after it on the command line.

In this section:

§37.3.1 Command-line switch -f format

§37.3.2 Command-line switch -o output

§37.3.3 Command-line argument input ...

§37.3.4 Command-line switch -v

§37.3.5 Additional command-line switches

| 37.2.5 Merging ancillary Help files with DCL |  | 37.3.1 Command-line switch -f format |