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6.4 Using command-line tools
WebSphere Application Server provides various administrative commands that can be run
from a command line. These commands can be used for many administrative tasks, for
example, to start, view, or stop a WebSphere process. Many commands have an equivalent
GUI interface, either created specifically for the command, through an administrative console,
or through a First Steps console. However, it is often convenient to simply enter these
commands manually from a command line.
Examples of commands are:
startServer to start a server process
stopServer to stop a server process
serverStatus to obtain the status of servers
startNode to start the node agent process