Accessing help from the command-line tool

You can access a list of supported parameters for the command-line tool by issuing the -help parameter.

Procedure

Run the startcmd file that is applicable for your operating system.
The startcmd.bat and startcmd.sh files are in the directory where you installed the DITA-OT.
From the command prompt, issue the following command:
```
    java -jar lib/dost.jar -help    
```

You can see the brief description of the supported parameters in the command-line window.

Parent topic: Error messages and troubleshooting