The syntax is strongly oriented to typical CLI implementations. A mandatory command is expected as well as optional parameters treated as "command options". Options in most cases have a short and a long version, either start with a single "-" or "-". There are a small number of options that work without any command such as -h or -v to show either the CLI help or the tool version.

mediniAnalyze.exe [-h|--help] [-v|--version] <command> [options]

Note that partial matching of commands and options is not supported, all must be entered complete and case sensitive. Most parameters exist in a short version (-v) and a long version (--version).

mediniAnalyze.exe diff -t <target> -s <source> [-b <baseline>]

The diff command can be used to compare MPRX files either 2-way or 3-way using an optional baseline. Source and target must be different file paths on the file system. Expanded projects are not supported. The command will load all projects passed on the command line and open the differences browser in the "Compare/Merge" perspective automatically. Changes that are merged from the source to the target are written back to the MPRX file on save. Note that the diff command is using a separate workspace to open projects and run the difference analysis. That workspace is excursively under control of the command and does not interfere with any of the user defined workspaces.

Files can be given with absolute but also relative pathnames. An example of a 2-way comparison:

mediniAnalyze.exe diff -t my.mprx -s C:\downloads\their.mprx

The diff command is ideal to integrate the software into arbitrary Configuration Management Systems (CMS) / Revision Control Systems (RCS) such as git as an external diff and also merge tool. Typically these systems integrate with external tools via CLI based on specific file extensions or file content.

Some tools such as git or PTC Windchill expect that a merge tool does not modify any of the input files but instead writes the merged result to a separate file. That "merge" result file can be passed using the --merge or short -m parameter. A full fledged git merge tool command line could look like:

mediniAnalyze diff -m \"$MERGED\" -t \"$REMOTE\" -s \"$LOCAL\" -b \"$BASE\"

For more information check the online support material.

mediniAnalyze.exe open [-f <file>] [file] [-useDefaultWorkspace]

The open command can be used to quickly open one or more MPRX files from the command shell. Unlike the diff command, the files will be opened in the users workspace unless the parameter -useDefaultWorkspace is passed. In that case all files will be opened in a separate workspace exclusively under control of the open command.

An example:

mediniAnalyze.exe open -f ESL.mprx Microcontroller.mprx

The open command is ideal to integrate the software into the operating system or file management software, as for example the Windows explorer. When installing the software on Windows, the command is used to open any MPRX file on double click and to offer further open derivatives in the Explorer menu. Note that if multiple major versions of the tool are installed, the "Open" command in the Windows explorer menu will open the file in the last installed version of the software - supporting the CLI command - only.