The number and prescribed order of list-taking arguments in a command affects when it is legal to omit the switches. Some commands have one or more -flags , which specify the manner in which the command interpreter or server process should execute the command or what kind of output it should produce. Flags are preceded by hyphens like switches, but they take no instances. Although the command descriptions and online help generally list all flags after all instances, there is no prescribed order for flags. They may appear anywhere on the command line following the operation code, except in between a switch and its instances.
Flags are always optional.
The BOS Server executes most of the commands in this suite. This argument specifies the file server machine whose BOS Server should report binary dates. It tells the BOS Server not to attempt to authenticate the issuer of the command. Rules for Typing AFS Commands General Rules Type each AFS command on a single line, followed by a carriage return only at the end of the command. Some commands in this document appear broken across multiple lines, but that is for legibility reasons only.