Symantec NORTON GHOST, User Manual

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A P P E N D I X
Norton Ghost
command-line switches
Norton Ghost can be run:
■
Interactively with no command-line switches
■
Interactively with selected switches
The Norton Ghost command-line switches are used to alter Norton Ghost’s
behavior and automate procedures. To list Norton Ghost’s command-line
switches, type:
ghostpe.exe -h.
A hyphen (-) or a slash (/) must proceed all switches apart from @.
Switches are not case sensitive. They can be entered in upper, lower, or
mixed case.
Command-line switches
@filename
Specifies a file containing additional command-line switches that should be
read.
filename indicates the path and filename of the command-line switch
file. The command-line switch file can include any Norton Ghost
command-line switches, except for -afile and -dfile. The Norton Ghost
command-line switch file must be a text file with each switch on a new
line. This feature allows you to exceed the DOS command-line limit of 150
characters.
Example:
ghostpe.exe @ghswitch.txt
Example command-line switch file contents:
A