Configuring Client Services

Switch

Description

Example

servicename

The service that you want to use on the

//server/service

server in the format of a NetBIOS name.

password

The password required to access the

users password

specified service on the specified server.

-b

This option changes the transmit/send

-b 1500

buffer size when getting or putting a file

from/to the server. The default is

65520 bytes.

-d

The higher this value, the more detail

-d 1

will be logged to the log files about the

activities of the client, ranging from 0-10

and A.

-D

Change to initial directory before starting.

-D /tmp

-U

Sets the SMB/CIFS username or

-U user[%password]

username, often includes [%pass] to

include the password.

-W

Overrides the default workgroup specified

-W usergroup

in the workgroup parameter of the

SMB/CIFS.conf file for this connection.

-M

This option sends messages to another

cat message.txt | SMB/CIFS

computer by using the “WinPopup”

client -M user

protocol.

-A

This option allows you to specify a file

-A filename

from which to read the username and

password used in the connection.

-N

Suppresses the normal prompt

-N

for password.

-l

Specifies a base file name into which

-l logfilename

operational data from the running

client will be logged.

-L

Lists services available on a server.

-L host

-I

IP address is the address of the server to

-I 10.0.0.250

connect to. Often used with –L.

Switch

Description

Example

-E

Causes the client to write messages to

-E

the standard error stream (stderr) rather

than to the standard output stream.

-i

This specifies a NetBIOS scope that

-i scope

SMB/CIFS client will use to communicate

when generating NetBIOS names.

-O

TCP socket options to set on the client

-O socket options

socket. The SMB/CIFS.conf MAN page

lists the valid options.

-p

This number is the TCP port number that

-p port

will be used when making connections to

the server instead of the standard TCP port.

-R

Name resolution order with the options

-R lmhosts

of “lmhosts,” “host,” “wins,” and “bcast”.

-s

Provides the location of the

-s SMB/CIFS .conf

SMB/CIFS.conf file.

-T

The SMB/CIFS client may be used to

//server/share “”

create tar compatible backups of all the

-N -Tc backup.tar *

files on an SMB/CIFS /CIFS share.

Command

Description

Example

?

Used to provide information about

? [command]

a command.

!

The ! command will execute a shell

! [shell command]

locally and run the specified shell

command.

cd

Used to change directories, or if no

cd [directory name]

directory is requested, it will list the

current directory.

del

The client will request that the server

del <mask>

attempt to delete all files matching

“mask” in the current directory.

dir

A list of the files matching “mask” in

dir <mask>

the current directory will be retrieved

and displayed.

exit

Exit the program SMB/CIFS client; this

exit

will terminate all connections.

get

Get a remote file <name> and copy it

get <remote file name>

to the local file [name]. This is a binary

[local file name]

transfer.

help

Used to provide information about a

help [command]

command.

lcd

The current working directory on the

lcd [directory name]

local machine will be changed to the

directory specified.

lowercase

When lowercasing is toggled ON, local

lowercase

filenames are converted to lowercase

when using the get and mget commands.

ls

A list of the files matching “mask” in

ls <mask>

the current directory will be retrieved

and displayed.

mask

This command allows the user to set up

mask <mask>

a mask, which will be used during

recursive operation of the mget and

mput commands.

md

Used to create a new directory with

md <directory name>

a specified name.

Command

Description

Example

mget

Copy all files matching mask from the

mget <mask>

server to the machine running the client.

mkdir

Used to create a new directory with a

mkdir <directory name>

specified name.

mput

Copy all files matching mask from the

mput <mask>

machine running the client to the server.

print

Print the specified file from the client

print <file name>

through a printable service on the server.

printmode

Set the print mode to suit either binary

printmode <graphics

data or text.

or text>

prompt

Toggle prompting for filenames during

prompt

operation of the mget and mput

commands.

put

Copy the file called “local file name”

put <local file name>

from the client to the server with

[remote file name]

optional “remote file name.”

queue

Displays the print queue, showing the

queue

job ID, name, size, and current status.

quit

Exit the program SMB/CIFS client; this

quit

will terminate all connections.

rd

Remove the specified directory.

rd <directory name>

recurse

Toggle directory recursion for the

recurse

commands mget and mput.

rm

Remove all files in the current directory

rm <mask>

with the match the <mask>.

rmdir

Remove the specified directory.

rmdir <directory name>

tar

Perform the tar operation.

tar <c|x>[IXbgNa]

blocksize

Must be followed by a valid

blocksize <blocksize>

(greater than zero) blocksize.

Causes tar file to be written out

in blocksize*TBLOCK (usually 512

byte) blocks.

tarmode

Changes tar’s behavior with regard

tarmode

to archive bits.

<full|inc|reset|noreset>

setmode

A version of the DOS attrib command

setmode <filename>

to set file permissions.

<perm=[+|\-]rsha>