Executable commands installed with the product

The following table describes the executable commands provided and used by Rational® Build Forge®.

On Windows, the command files are in the Build Forge® installation directory, which by default is C:\Program Files\IBM\Build Forge.

On UNIX and Linux, the command files are in the <bfinstall>/Platform directory, where <bfinstall> is by default /opt/buildforge.

Note: If you are running the Management Console on z/Linux, you must specify the .pl extension to run a command.

To display the version number for any executable command, use the -v option. You must run the command from the directory where the executable commands are installed.

bfproject -v

The -v option for any command displays the command name and version number, as shown in the following example:

bfproject.exe 8.0.0.0-0-0306
Executable Service? Description
bfdbdump N bfdbdump.exe issues this command to purge the database.
bfproject N buildforge.exe issues this command to start a job.
bfengine Y This command starts buildforge.exe and the web server. Windows only.
bfexport N Use this utility to export data from the database.
bfbomexport N Use this utility to export the BOM from the database.
bfimport N Use this utility to import project data into the database.
bfstepcmd N bfproject issues this command for long-running steps, to create a separate process for them.
buildforge N This command manages build, purge, and schedule processes.
bfdispatch Y This command starts the agent service. Windows only.
bfpwencrypt N Utility for encrypting passwords

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