Using the cycli Utility : Execution Modes : Command line mode

Command line mode
Command line mode refers to when the cycli utility is invoked on the Linux command line with options, commands, parameters and values.
The cycli utility performs the specified commands, displays any values requested by a command (such as the get command) and returns the shell prompt. To commit the changes made in command line mode, make sure to use the -C option as part of the command line.
When invoked without commands, cycli enters interactive mode; see Interactive mode. When the cycli utility is invoked with the -f file option or is invoked from a script, the commands are executed in batch mode from the specified file or script.