Command line
The command line format for Snow Inventory Agent for Unix is:
(java -jar) [/opt/snow/]snowagent.jar [options] [<command> [<arguments>]]
Global options
| Global option | Description |
|---|---|
| -w <dir> | Override working directory otherwise inherited from shell/environment |
| -v | Enable verbose mode, bump all logging to max level (enable all tags) |
| -c snowagent.config | Read the configuration file from the given location instead of the default one. This should be considered a one-time operation as it does not change other behaviors of the agent. |
| -data-dir <dir> | Override data directory (regardless of configuration) |
| -? or -h | Print help text and exit |
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| copyright | Show copyright notice |
| manifest | Print the manifest in JSON format and exit |
| scan | Scan the current device and create a snowpack file in the target destination (as set by configuration). This will start a scan regardless of any schedule or other configuration. It will not start a scan if there is a running scan in progress. After the scan is completed the agent will exit. The scan result is not automatically sent. |
| send | Send files from the data directory. Files that are successfully sent are deleted |
| test | Run a self-test. Check configuration and server connectivity, then exit with a 0 (if successful) otherwise with a non-zero exit code |
| update | Check for updates now, and install if any are found.
Note: When updating snowagent.jar and other JAR files, such as the Snow Inventory Oracle Scanners, the accompanying SIGN file must also be included. |
| version | Print the current snowagent version and exit |