Miscellaneous Procedures > Using the CLI Utility > Execution Modes

Execution Modes
The CLI utility has the following three execution modes:
Command line mode refers to when the CLI utility is invoked on the Linux command line with options, commands, and parameters and values. See Command Line Mode.
Batch mode refers to when the CLI utility is invoked with the -f file option, or it is invoked from a script, and the commands are executed from the specified file or script. See Batch Mode.
When invoked without commands, CLI enters interactive mode; see Interactive Mode.” See Interactive Mode.

Miscellaneous Procedures > Using the CLI Utility > Execution Modes