Using DCLI with Variables

You can predefine a set of variables in the environment where you run DCLI commands so you don’t have to pass the options each time you run a command. The following environment variables are supported.

Variables Supported by DCLI

Variable	Description
DCLI_SERVER	Set this variable to pass the server IP address. Passing the server option on the command line overrides this variable.
DCLI_SSLCERTFILE	Set this variable to pass the path of your SSL certificate file. Passing the ssl-cert-file option on the command line overrides this variable.
DCLI_SSLKEYFILE	Set this variable to pass the path of your SSL key file. Passing the ssl-key-file option on the command line overrides this variable.
DCLI_CACERTFILE	Set this variable to pass the path of a CA certificate file. Passing the cacert-file option on the command line overrides this variable.
DCLI_USERNAME	Set this variable to pass the user name required for authentication Passing the username option on command line overrides this variable.
DCLI_CREDFILE	Set this variable to point to a DCLI credential store file. Default value is ~/.dcli/.dcli_credstore Passing the credstore-file option on the command line overrides variable.
DCLI_HISTFILE	Set this variable to point to a DCLI interactive shell history file path. Default value is ~/.dcli/.dcli_history .
DCLI_HISTSIZE	Set this variable to specify the maximum number of commands to be stored in the DCLI interactive shell history. Default is 500.
DCLI_LOGFILE	Set this variable to specify the log file for DCLI.