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-NQ Option to DSEE Commands:

-nq

Suppresses a command's requests for commentary and verification.

Format

-nq

Description

Like  the  -nc  option, the -nq option suppresses displays of edit panes by DSEE
commands.  However, -nq goes one step further:  it also suppresses  prompts  for
yes or no answers as well.

When  you  append  -nq  to  a  command  that,  by  default, asks you a yes-or-no
question, the DSEE facility assumes  an  appropriate  answer  and  executes  the
command.    For  example,  if you issue the delete task command with -nq, rather
than display information about the task you want to delete and ask you "Is  this
the  task  you  wish  to  delete?"  the  DSEE facility doesn't issue the prompt,
assumes your answer would be yes, and deletes the task.  If, on the other  hand,
you  issue  create  monitor  with the -nq option, the DSEE facility assumes a no
answer to the question "Do you want to edit the monitor at this time?"

The -nq option is very useful in DSEE command files.  It turns  off  almost  all
prompting  for  information;  therefore,  if you append -nq to each command in a
command file that prompts for information, execution of the command file needn't
be interactive.

While  all  commands  recognize  the  -nq  option,  only those that, by default,
display edit panes and/or ask for yes or no answers are affected by the  option.
Commands  that  prompt you for any other information do so even when you include
the -nq option.  For example, the  edit  task  command  issued  with  -nq  still
invokes the task editor, because the command itself is inherently interactive.

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