Question

Q: What does the tag "cliOptionName" inside a parameter section mean?

What does the tag "cliOptionName" inside a parameter section mean?

Answer:

<cliOptionName> stands for Command Line Interface Option Name. You can use it to pass the value of that parameter to the installer using the text or the unattended mode. For example, if you have defined a parameter like:

<stringParameter>
           <name>hostname</name>
           <cliOptionName>host</cliOptionName>
           <default>localhost</default>
           <title>Application Server</title>
           <value></value>
           <ask>1</ask>
           <description>Hostname</description>
           <explanation>Please enter the hostname for your application server.</explanation>
        </stringParameter>
        
        $ sample-1.0-installer.bin --mode unattended --host myhostname
        

If no <cliOptionName> tag is defined, you can use the name of the parameter directly.