The following table describes the executable commands provided and used by Rational® Build Forge®.
On Windows, the command files are in the Build Forge installation directory, which by default is C:\Program Files\IBM\Build Forge.
On UNIX/Linux, the command files are in the <bfinstall>/Platform directory, where <bfinstall> is by default /opt/buildforge.
To display the version number for any executable command, use the -v option. You must run the command from the directory where the executable commands are installed.
bfproject -v
The -v option for any command displays the command name and its version number, as shown in the following example:
bfproject.exe 7.0.351
| Executable | Service? | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bfdbmigrate | N | Use this migration script to convert a default database from version 3.8 (MySQL) to DB2® after the schema has been converted to version 7.0. This script is intended to be used after using bfmigrate.exe/bfmigrate.pl. |
| bfproject | N | buildforge.exe issues this command to start a job. |
| bfengine | Y | This command starts buildforge.exe and the web server. Windows only. |
| bfexport | N | Use this utility to export data from the database. |
| bfbomexport | N | Use this utility to export the BOM from the database. |
| bfimport | N | Use this utility to import project data into the database. |
| bfmigrate | N | Use this migration script to upgrade a version 3.8 database to version 7.0. |
| bfpurge | N | buildforge.exe issues this command to purge builds. |
| bfrefresh | N | The build system issues this command to update the manifests for servers. |
| bfsched.exe or bfsched.pl | N | buildforge.exe issues this command to check the database for scheduled jobs and start them when appropriate. |
| bfstepcmd | N | bfproject issues this command for long-running steps, to create a separate process for them. |
| buildforge | N | This command manages build, purge, and schedule processes. |
| console_uninst | N | Use this command to uninstall the Management Console. Windows only. |
| bfdispatch | Y | This command starts the agent service. Windows only. |
| bfagent | N | Agent executable |
| bfpwencrypt | N | Utility for encrypting passwords |