# Controlling the takeover program: takecmd

Controls the service object sharing demonstration program, takeover. Use takecmd to:

- Stop instances and modify the runtime mode of the takeover demonstration program.

- Start and stop the takeover DTM functions.

- Start and stop the takeover OAM function.

- Start and stop the takeover call control and voice functions.

#### Usage

takecmd [options]

where options are the following values:

Option | Use this option to...
--- | ---
-c host_name | Specify the name or address of the host on which the Natural Access Server (ctdaemon) is running. Default: localhost
-f filename | Specify the name of a file containing the command input.

#### Featured functions

ctaCreateContext, ctaQueueEvent

#### Description

Refer to Sharing service objects: takeover for information on how takecmd interacts with the takeover demonstration program.