CLI Scripting Options
To use the Altostra CLI in shell scripts, provide either the --text
or --json
options.
Both options cause the Altostra CLI to run in a non-interactive mode, disabling any interactivity
and reducing the output to be easy to parse.
In non-interactive mode, stdout
is used purely for command output and all warnings
or error messages are emitted through stderr
.
--text
Output results as plain text without decoration for piping to other commands.
Property values are delimited by tabs '\t'
and records are delimited by EOL
('\n'
on Linux and Unix and '\r\n'
on Windows).
--json
Output results as JSON for piping to other commands.
Appropriate for APIs that expect JSON, and for tools such as jq
.