To invoke onutil for interactive input, enter the onutil command with no arguments. The onutil command collects input lines until you either include a semicolon to indicate that you have entered a complete onutil command or type quit or the end-of-file character (typically CTRL-D) to exit.
Every new line starts with a prompt that consists of the line number and the > symbol. The line numbers help you locate the position of syntax errors. You can enter any number of commands during a single invocation of onutil.
As each command completes successfully, onutil sends a completion message to the standard output. If a syntax error or internal database server error occurs during interactive operations, onutil displays an error message and prompts for a new command.
The following example shows onutil running with interactive input:
% onutil 1> CREATE DBSPACE acctgdbsp_1 2> CHUNK "/dev/bdbs_1" SIZE 1500; DBspace successfully added. 3> QUIT; %