Non-ASCII characters in database server utilities

Most database server utilities support non-ASCII characters in command-line arguments. These utilities interpret all command-line arguments in the client code set (which CLIENT_LOCALE defines).

The following table shows utilities that accept non-ASCII characters in command-line arguments or produce non-ASCII output.
Utility name Non-ASCII characters in command-line arguments Non-ASCII output
onaudit -f input_file Yes
oncheck

-cc -pc database

-ci -cI -pk -pK -pl -pL database:table#index_name

-ci -cI -pk -pK -pl -pL -cd -cD -pB -pt -pT -pd -pD -pp database:table

Yes
onload

database:table

-i old_index new_index

-t tape_device

Yes
onlog -d tape_device
onpload

-d source

-j jobname

-p projectname

Yes
onshowaudit

-f input_file

-s server_name

Yes
onspaces

-p pathname

-f filename

onstat

-o filename -dest

filename_source

Yes
onunload

database:table

-t tape_device

Yes