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Command Line Arguments Reference

Upload Specific Arguments

Command Description Values Required
-i,--import Upload Command n/a Yes
-x,--source <arg> External system type legacy-db or file-system (default) Yes
-o , --overwrite <arg> Overwrites file(s) on upload. Default value is True. Boolean No
-m, --permission <arg> Applies ACL using manifest file. Default value is True. Boolean No
-r, --retainOwnership Replaces the file ownership upon upload with the ownership of the original download. Default value is True. Boolean No
-t, --type <arg> The type of content being uploaded - files (default), metadata.  File type No

Download Specific Arguments

Command Description Values Required
-e, --export Download command n/a Yes
-fp,--filepath <arg> Location that the zip file is downloaded to File path Yes
-w, --withManifest <arg> If true, includes Manifest.xml inside zip. If false, download excludes this file. Boolean No

Repository Backup/Restore Arguments

Command Description Values Required
--backup  Backup command n/a Yes
--restore Restore command n/a Yes
-a,--url <arg> URL of repository (for example, http://localhost:8080/pentaho) URL Yes
-u,--username <arg> Repository username Alphanumeric Yes
-p,--password <arg> Repository password Alphanumeric Yes
-fp,--filepath <arg> Location that the zip file is downloaded to File path Yes
-o , --overwrite <arg> Overwrites file(s) on upload. Default value is True. Boolean No
--logfile Specifies the location for writing the log file. File path No

Common Arguments

Command Description Values Typically Required 
-a,--url <arg> URL of repository (for example, http://localhost:8080/pentaho) URL Yes
-c,--charset <arg> Charset to use for the repository. Characters from external systems are converted to this charset. UTF-8 (default) No
-h,--help Prints this message. n/a No
-f,--path <arg> Repository path to which the uploaded files are added (for example, /public) File path Yes
-p,--password <arg> Repository password Alphanumeric Yes
-u,--username <arg> Repository username Alphanumeric Yes
-l, --logfile <arg> Path to local file system with name of file to write File path No
-a_ds,--analysis-datasource <arg> Analysis datasource type. Alphanumeric No
-a_xmla,--xmla-enabled <arg> Analysis XMLA enabled flag. Boolean No
-cat,--catalog <arg> Catalog description. Alphanumeric No
-ds,--datasource-type <arg> Datasource type. Alphanumeric No
-m_id,--metadata-domain-id <arg> Metadata domain ID. Alphanumeric No
-params,--params <arg>  Parameters to pass to REST service call. Alphanumeric No
-res,--resource-type <arg> Import/Export resource type. Alphanumeric No
-rest,--rest Use the REST (default) version (not local to the Pentaho Server). Alphanumeric No
-v,--service <arg> This is the REST Service call, for example: ACL, children, properties. URL No