Using the cmdjob Utility
 
 
 

Use the following procedure to submit jobs to Backburner using the cmdjob utility.

To use the cmdjob utility:

  1. Open a DOS shell or Linux/Mac terminal and navigate to the Backburner folder.
    Operating System Location of the Backburner Folder
    Windows C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Backburner
    Linux /usr/discreet/backburner
  2. Submit a job or jobs to the cmdjob utility using the following syntax:

    cmdjob <options> <executable_to_run> <parameters>

    Refer to the following sections for help with the options and parameters you can specify, as well as for information on tokens:

    You can use options, parameters, and tokens at the command line of a DOS shell or Linux terminal, as well as in a batch file or script. Note the following:

    • Options, parameters, and tokens are not case-sensitive.
    • If multiple occurrences of the same option or parameter are used, only the last occurrence is processed by the cmdjob utility.