Use the cicscli command and associated command options to start and stop communication with CICS® servers, to check the availability of CICS servers, and to perform other tasks related to Client daemon administration.
The Windows command cicscliw performs the same functions as the cicscli command. However, it is a Windows program that displays its messages in a dialog box, rather than the command prompt.
On Windows, the Client daemon starts automatically when you start the Gateway daemon, and .if you stop the Gateway daemon, the Client daemon also stops.
On UNIX and Linux, stopping the Gateway daemon does not stop the Client daemon; you must shut down the Client daemon after stopping the Gateway daemon. For more information see Stopping CICS Transaction Gateway on UNIX and Linux.
You cannot use the cicscli command to list or work with IPIC connections to CICS.
Follow the links to see examples of how to use the cicscli command. For information on the cicscli command syntax see cicscli command reference.