Work in console mode (imcl -c)

We can use Installation Manager in console mode to manage installations. In console mode, select installation options from a command line. Not all products support console mode.

1. Start IIM in console mode
   
2. Console mode options
   
3. View installed packages
   
4. View installation history
   
5. View log files in console mode
   
6. Set preferences in console mode
   
7. Save credentials in console mode
   
8. Install Installation Manager
   
9. Install packages
   
10. Update packages
    
11. Update packages with fixes
    
12. Modify packages
    
13. Roll back packages
    
14. Uninstall packages
    
15. Uninstall Installation Manager
    

Rendering special characters

When we use Installation Manager in console mode, some characters are shown as question marks instead of the character. The special characters include the copyright symbol and the trademark symbol. The character encoding and font on the computer are not set to show the special characters in console mode. To work around this issue, change the code page identifier set in the command-line properties.

For Windows:

1. Determine the Microsoft Windows ANSI code page value for your language.

2. On the command line, enter chcp code_page where code_page is the value for the required language group.

   For example, for ANSI Latin 1 languages, enter this command: chcp 1252

3. Right-click the title bar of the command-line window and click Properties.

4. On the Font tab, select Lucida Console.

For other operating systems, use the PuTTY program. To configure the PuTTY program:

1. Click Window > Appearance > Change Font > Lucida Console (12 pt).

2. Click Window > Translation > Character set translation > UTF-8.

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