Symantec 10024709 User Manual

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Command-line switches
Using Norton Ghost with switches

Norton Ghost can be run in the following ways:

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Interactively with no command-line switches

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Interactively with selected switches 

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Automated in batch files (batch mode)

The Norton Ghost command-line switches are used to alter Norton Ghost 
behavior and automate procedures. 

If you are adding switches from the Advanced Options dialog box, some of these 
switches, for example, the -clone switch, are not applicable to your task. Because 
you are already performing a backup, restore, or clone operation, the -clone 
switch is redundant.

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In the Ghost directory, type one of the following:

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A hyphen (-) or a slash (/) must precede all switches except @. Switches are not 
case sensitive. They can be entered in upper, lower, or mixed case.

@filename

Specifies a file that contains additional command-line switches that Norton Ghost should 
read. Filename indicates the path and file name of the command-line switch file. The 
command-line switch file can include any Norton Ghost command-line switch, except for 
-afile and -dfile. The Norton Ghost command-line switch file must be a text file with each 
switch on a separate line. This feature lets you exceed the DOS command-line limit of 150 
characters.

For example, for the following command line:

ghost.exe @ghswitch.txt

The file Ghswitch.txt would read:

-clone,mode=pcreate,src=1:2,dst=g:\part2.gho
-fcr
-sure