The cleartool single-line command mode

The cleartool command can be entered in two modes: single-line and interactive.

In single-line mode, type the cleartool and cleartool subcommand on one line at the command or system prompt.

For example, these commands do the following:

  • cleartool man or cleartool man intro

    On Windows, displays the intro reference page in a Web browser.

    On Linux and UNIX, displays the intro reference page in a terminal window.

    The intro reference page is discussed in more detail later in this module.

  • cleartool man -graphical or cleartool man intro -graphical

    On Linux and UNIX, displays the intro reference page in a Web browser.

  • cleartool man command

    On Windows and Linux and UNIX, opens the reference page for the specified cleartool command. For example: cleartool man checkout.

Try it!

  1. Open a command window.
  2. Enter the command to bring up the intro reference page, and review the contents.
  3. Enter the command to bring up the reference page for the cleartool checkin command, and review the contents of the reference page.
  4. Practice opening the intro and other reference pages in a Web browser.