3. Cheddar command line

The basic command line of cheddar is

$cheddar [switches] foo1 foo2 ...

where foo1 foo2 can be an unique XML file or one or several AADL files.

Switches can be :

  • -u: get the help.
  • -l: select a language "fr" for français; "en" for english Default language is English.
  • -a: the file names given to cheddar contain AADL descriptions instead of an XML file Only one XML file can be provided to Cheddar but several AADL files can be sent to Cheddar.
  • -i: directory-name gives an extra directory name where to look for XML or AADL files. By default, Cheddar only looks for project files into the Cheddar's current directory.
  • -d: activate Cheddar's debug mode : provides extra information on the way Cheddar works.
  • -f: font-name : to select a new font to be used with the Cheddar editor
  • -c: put the current Cheddar's configuration at the screen : usefull to check that the Cheddar binary you're using is correctly tuned according to the models you would like to analyze.