Novell Doc: NW 6.5 SP8: Utilities Reference

1.37 CX

Use at a workstation to view or change your eDirectory™ context, or to view containers and leaf objects in your eDirectory tree structure.



CX [new context] [/option...] [/? | /VER]

Parameter	Use to
(no parameter)	View the current context.
new context	Move to a new context or specify the context you want for an option.
/option	Replace option with any available option. See CX Options.
/?	View online help. All other parameters are ignored when /? is used.
/VER	View the version number of the utility and the list of files it uses to execute. All other parameters are ignored when /VER is used.

CX is similar to the DOS CD and DIR commands in that CX allows you to change contexts and view all objects below a given container.
CX doesn't recognize spaces in object names. If you have spaces in container names, put quotation marks around the names or use underscores (_) in place of the spaces.

For example, for container CORPORATE ADMIN, type Corporate Admin or Corporate_Admin.

Option	Use to
/R	List containers at the root level, or change context in relation to the root.
/T	List containers below the current context or a specified context in a tree structure.
/CONT	List containers at the current context or a specified context in a vertical list with no structure.
/A	Include all objects at or below the context. Use with /T or /CONT.
/C	Scroll continuously through output.

To see your context in eDirectory before logging in, type

CX
To set a new context from the root
- Place a period in front of the new context you type, or
- Enter the proper number of trailing periods to reach the root level, or
- Use the /R option.
To back up one level in the eDirectory tree, type

cx .

(You must put a space between the command and the trailing period.)
To go down two levels from PROVO.NOVELL to SYSTEM.ENGINEERING. PROVO.NOVELL, type

cx system.engineering
To change your current context from TESTING. PROVO.NOVELL.US to SYSTEM.MARKETING. PROVO.NOVELL.US, type

cx .system.marketing.provo.novell.us

or

cx system.marketing.
To change to the root when your context is TEST.PROVO.NOVELL, type

CX . . .

or

CX /R
To change the complete context from TESTING. PROVO.NOVELL to TESTING.PARIS.NOVELL, type

cx .testing.paris.novell
To show all containers in the current context, type

CX /CONT
To show all containers in the context SALES.NOVELL in a tree structure, type

cx .sales.novell /t
To show all containers and leaf objects in the current context in a tree structure, type

cx /t /a