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Version and Help

Version

GetVersion

Description:

Prints the full Deadline Version

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetVersion

Arguments:

Argument

Description

.

No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetVersion
    v10.1.6.4 Release (9b6629e46)

GetMajorVersion

Description:

Prints the Deadline Major Version

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -GetMajorVersion

Arguments:

Argument

Description

.

No arguments

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -GetMajorVersion
   10

Help

Help

Description:

Displays the description of the specific deadlinecommand if the optional argument is supplied.

Prints the descriptions of all commands if no argument is supplied. Calling deadlinecommand without any arguments will also have the same effect.

Syntax:

deadlinecommand -Help [<Command Name>]

deadlinecommand

Arguments:

Argument

Description

<Command Name>

The name of a specific command (optional)

Example:

C:\>deadlinecommand -Help Help
    Deadline Client Version 10.1.13.2 Release  (4c7391f76)
    FranticX Client Version 2.4.0.0 Release  (68e44cb16)
    A command line query and control application for the Deadline render queue system
    c 2002-2021 Thinkbox Software Inc


    Help [<Command Name>]
      Displays the help documentation. If no command specified Help will print the
      documentation for all commands.
        Command Name             Optional. The name of a specific command.

The following commands will output the description of all commands to a text file on Windows:

C:\>deadlinecommand -Help >c:\temp\deadlinecommand.txt
C:\>deadlinecommand >c:\temp\deadlinecommand_too.txt