SIMPLE example for using command line client

[dhjdhj]

The documentation I've found lists all the commands and options....lots of them, will take ages to wade through them.

Is there, somewhere, a simple example that just takes you through the process to connect to a repository, view files, check stuff out, etc, so one doesn't have to be an expert to just USE the command line client?

Thanks,
D

[lbauer]

Here are a few examples:

To list the folders (but not subfolders) in your folder tree:

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C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Vault Client>vault Listfolder -host vaultserver -user username -password yourpassword -repository "My Repository" $/  -norecursive

To list the contents of a folder and all its subfolders:

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C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Vault Client>vault Listfolder -host vaultserver -user username -password yourpassword -repository "My Repository" $/FolderA

To Get the contents of a folder to an exisiting working folder:

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C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Vault Client>vault Get -host vaultserver -user username -password yourpassword -repository "My Repository" $/FolderA

Let me know if you have additional questions.

[dhjdhj]

Thank you --- I take it there's no way to setup environment variables (or a response file) so you don't have to keep repeating your username, password and repository, etc?

I guess it's time for a few batch files

[lbauer]

You can use the Remeberlogin command to store login info:

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usage: vault.exe REMEMBERLOGIN [options] 

REMEMBERLOGIN will store server, repository and authentication information
on the local host so that it does not need to be reentered.

Server and authentication information is specified by:
-host host

Hostname of the server to connect to. Can also use "-server".
-ssl 

Enables SSL for server connection.
-user username

Username to use when connecting to server.
-password password

Password to use when connecting to server.
This is a list of possible options:

-repository repositoryname

Repository to connect to.

[dhjdhj]

On my (very fast) Macintosh, this command line client is painfully slow. Looks like it has to start a java VM every time you enter a command.

Also, I'm getting a warning about Java's log4j subsystem

log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (com.cdesg.jni.natives.NativeLoader).
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.


Finally, everything comes back as XML which is really painful (XML might be a wonderful representation of state but it should never have to be looked at by humans!!!)

Any chance of a real GUI client for the Macintosh? How hard could it be?

[jeremy_sg]

Unfortunately, I don't have very good answer for any of your concerns.

Yes, the command line client has to start a new VM every time.

The log4j messages do not indicate an error.

XML output is the only output mode supported at this time.

We are not planning a Mac client at this time.

[dhjdhj]

Thanks --- I've discovered that the Vault plugin for Eclipse works quite well on the Mac so after configuring a "Vault" perspective, I can just use Eclipse as a standalone Vault client on the Mac.

[lbauer]

Thanks for the update. Glad you found a solution that works for you.