- To get help for a specific action, type the action followed by --help - example: --action getProjectList --help
- Use double dash for multi-letter parameters - example: --help
- Use single dash for single letter parameters indicated in the Short column in parameter help - example: -v
- When parameters are specified, most need a value as indicated by a check in the Value column in parameter help - example: --action addPage
- Some parameters are flags (boolean) and must not be followed by a value - example: --verbose
- Parameter names are case sensitive, but, action values are not - example: --userid is invalid but --action addpage is equivalent to --action addPage
- An incorrect case parameter will result in an unknown parameter error and show action help with correctly cased parameter (9.8 or higher)
- Some parameters become required once a specific action is chosen. This is indicated in the action help text as required.
- Some parameters have both short (one letter) and long (more than one letter) parameter names - example: -a or --action are the same and cannot both be specified
- Some parameters have default values, if so, they are indicated in the help text
- Values that contain blanks or some special characters (platform specific) must be enclosed by double quotes - example: --title "this is my title"
- Quoting rules in commands can vary by terminal environment
 :- Windows command terminals or run action scripts for all platforms: embedded double quotes within a double quoted string must be escaped by doubling the double quote - example: –common "-a addComment --comment ""This is an example of a double quoted string inside a double quote"" "
- Linux and Mac/OSX command terminals require standard Linux style escaping: embedded double quotes within a double quoted string can be escaped with a \ - example: –common " -a addComment --comment \"This is an example of a double quoted string inside a double quote\" "
- Run CLI Actions usage: embedded double quotes within a double quoted string can be escaped by doubling the double quote (first example above)
- A single quote sometimes can used in place of a double quotes on some command terminal environments - example: –common '-a addComment --comment "This is an example of a double quoted string inside a double quote" '
- Some parameters allow entry of a comma separated list of values, values containing a comma must be enclosed in single quotes - example: --custom "'first:a,b,c', second:x". Embedded single quotes within a quoted string must be doubled
- Some text fields support the automatic conversion of " \n " (blanks are significant) to be replaced with a new line character - example: --description "A multi-line text field: \n # line 1 \n # line 2"
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