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AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI)
The CLI is an interface to core AppScan® Source functionality.
Starting the AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI)

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- The Ounce/Make build utility
  Ounce/Make is a tool that automates the importing of configuration information into AppScan® Source from build environments that use makefile. Ounce/Make eliminates the need to import configuration information from makefiles manually; this the recommended method of configuring these projects.
- AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI)
  The CLI is an interface to core AppScan® Source functionality.
  - Objects and context
  - AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI) permissions
    Many CLI commands require that you have the appropriate AppScan® Source permissions.
  - Starting the AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI)
    - Displaying the AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI) in national languages
      This topic describes the steps required for displaying the CLI in national languages.
  - Command syntax
    AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI) commands conform to a usage template with required and optional arguments, similar to a command shell. CLI commands are not case sensitive and do not require switches for different arguments.
  - AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI) commands
  - Running automated assessments
    The AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI) enables you to automatically import an AppScan Source project file (.ppf) and scan your source code. From the command line, you can run a script, such as the following sample, Run_Assessments.txt.
- The Ounce/Ant build tool
  This section describes how to use Ounce/Ant, an AppScan® Source build utility that integrates AppScan Source and Apache Ant. Integrating Ounce/Ant with your Ant environment helps you automate builds and code assessments.
- AppScan® Source Data Access API
  The Data Access API provides access to AppScan® Source-generated assessment results, including findings and finding details. It also provides access to assessment metrics such as analysis date and time, lines of code, V-density, and number of findings.
- Glossary
  Learn common product terminology.

Starting the AppScan® Source command line interface (CLI)

On Windows™ systems, run <install_dir>\bin\AppScanSrcCli.exe (where <install_dir> is the location of your AppScan® Source installation). For example, on Windows™ (32-bit):
```
C:\Program Files\IBM\AppScan Source\bin\AppScanSrcCli.exe
```
On Linux™ systems, run <install_dir>/bin/appscansrccli, for example:
```
/opt/ibm/appscansource/bin/appscansrccli
```
Locate /Applications/AppScanSource.app/bin and run appscansrccli by issuing the command ./appscansrccli.

The CLI allows one valid command to be passed on the command line at application start up.

Example:

The CLI passes the script command to execute an entire CLI session automatically.

<install_dir>\bin\AppScanSrcCli script myscript.txt