Dell OpenManage Enterprise-Modular Edition Version 2.20.10 for PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis RACADM Command Line Reference Guide

Guidelines to quote strings containing special characters when using RACADM commands

When using strings that contain special characters, use the following guidelines:

Strings containing the following special characters must be quoted using double quotation marks:

• $ (dollar sign)
• " (double quotation mark)
• ` (backward quotation mark)
• \ (backward slash)
• ~ (tilde)
• ; (semicolon)
• | (vertical bar)
• ( (left parentheses)
• ) (right parentheses)
• # (pound)
• ASCII code 32 (space)

There are different escaping rules for double quotation marks.

There are different escaping rules for using single quotation marks and double quotation marks.

For using double quotation marks:

The following characters must be escaped by prepending a backward slash:

• $ (dollar sign)
• " (double quotation mark)
• ' (single quotation marks)
• ` (back quotation mark)
• \ (backward slash).

For example, use the following for a string that contains the special characters, $, ",',`and \.

For using single quotation marks:

• No character escaping is necessary.
• A single quotation mark cannot be used even with a backslash escaped.

For an incorrectly formulated command, following are the possible errors:

• forbidden command
• invalid subcommand specified
• invalid syntax
• forbidden syntax