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16.1.9 Command-line mode usage under DOS
For use in the MS-DOS-compatible environments Acronis True Image Echo Workstation
includes the
TrueImageCmdDos.exe
utility whichis located in the folder where Acronis
True Image Echo Workstation has been installed, by default it is
C:\Program Files\Acronis\TrueImageEchoWorkstation.
16.2 Scripting
16.2.1 Script execution parameters
Scripts are executed by the
TrueImageTerminal.exe
utility located in the Acronis True
Image Echo Workstation installation folder (i.e. C:\Program
Files\Acronis\TrueImageEchoWorkstation). This utility is also used to monitor backup
progress.
TrueImageTerminal execution parameters:
TrueImageTerminal.exe [arguments]
Arguments include the following:
/help
– outputs help information about TrueImageTerminal.exe parameters.
/progress
– outputs progress of backup operations run either from Acronis True Image
Echo Workstation graphics user interface, or from the script.
/execute: [script file name]
– executes a script. If there are several scripts to be
executed, they are queued. An example for executing MyBackup.tis script:
TrueImageTerminal.exe /execute:C:\MyBackup.tis
/nowait
– an optional script execution argument. Enables to terminate
TrueImageTerminal before backup is finished. Example:
TrueImageTerminal /execute:C:\MyBackup.tis /nowait
By pressing
Ctrl+C
you can force backup progress output off and switch
TrueImageTerminal to background operation.
You can terminate backup operation executed by TrueImageTerminal by pressing
Ctrl+B
.
16.2.2 Script structure
Scripts are written in the XML language and you can use the following tags:
Source.
Specifies the partitions or disks to be imaged. Letters assigned to partitions must
be used without a colon. Disk numbers correspond to their system numbers. To create
images of several partitions or disks, use the SOURCE tag for each of them, e.g.:
<source letter =”C” />
<source letter =”D” />
<source disk =”1” />
<source disk =”2” />
Target.
Specifies the name and the location of an image file, e.g.: