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3ware® CLI Guide > Introduction to the 3ware Command Line Interface > Working with 3ware CLI > Using an input file to execute a script

Using an input file to execute a script
You can operate 3ware CLI scripts by executing a file. The file is a text file containing a list of CLI commands which you have entered in advance. Each command must be on a separate line.
Syntax
tw_cli -f <filename>
Where <filename> is the name of the text file you want to execute.
Example
tw_cli -f clicommand.txt
This example executes the file clicommand.txt, and runs the CLI commands included in that file.
Scripting examples
Following is a scripting example for a 4-port controller using a text file called config_unit.txt, containing three commands. This example sets up a 4-port controller with two units, each with 2 drives mirrored. It then prints the configurations for verification. The commands included in the script file are:
/c0 add type=raid1 disk=0-1
/c0 add type=raid1 disk=2-3
/c0 show
Following is a scripting example for a 12-port controller using a text file called config_unit.txt, containing three commands. This example sets up a 12-port controller with two units: one with the first 2 drives mirrored, and another with the remaining drives in a RAID 5 array. It then prints the configurations for verification. The commands included in the script file are:
/c0 add type=raid1 disk=0-1
/c0 add type=raid5 disk=2-11
/c0 show
To run either of the scripts, enter:
tw_cli -f config_unit.txt

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