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title: 'Command Line Interface'
url: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface'
markdown: 'https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface.md'
date: '2026-10-05'
description: '• Option values should be set using the equal sign (=). • If an option value has spaces or semicolons then the value should be wrapped in single quotes. • If an option value needs single quotes then the value should be wrapped in single quotes with value single quotes properly e…'
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[](#)  [ Basics ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/)      Command Line Interface    

# Command Line Interface

> > > > > • Option values should be set using the equal sign (=).
> > > > > • If an option value has spaces or semicolons then the value should be wrapped in single quotes.
> > > > > • If an option value needs single quotes then the value should be wrapped in single quotes with value single quotes properly escaped replacing a single quote with '\\''
> > > > > • Options are case sensitive.

Usage:

```
warden --task={task} --option1=value1 --option2=value2
```

Where {task} is one of the following:

- [antispam:antispam](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam)
- [antispam:learning](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-learning)
- [antispam:learning:ignore](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-learning-ignore)
- [antispam:learning:sieve](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-learning-sieve)
- [antispam:network](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-network)
- [antispam:plugin:abusix](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-abusix)
- [antispam:plugin:asn](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-asn)
- [antispam:plugin:awl](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-awl)
- [antispam:plugin:dcc](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-dcc)
- [antispam:plugin:decodeshorturls](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-decodeshorturls)
- [antispam:plugin:dkim](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-dkim)
- [antispam:plugin:extracttext](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-extracttext)
- [antispam:plugin:freemail](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-freemail)
- [antispam:plugin:fromenamespoof](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-fromenamespoof)
- [antispam:plugin:neuralnetwork](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-neuralnetwork)
- [antispam:plugin:olevbmacro](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-olevbmacro)
- [antispam:plugin:phishing](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-phishing)
- [antispam:plugin:pyzor](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-pyzor)
- [antispam:plugin:razor2](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-razor2)
- [antispam:plugin:redirectors](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-redirectors)
- [antispam:plugin:relaycountry](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-relaycountry)
- [antispam:plugin:rulestatistics](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-rulestatistics)
- [antispam:plugin:sh](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-sh)
- [antispam:plugin:shortcircuit](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-shortcircuit)
- [antispam:plugin:spf](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-spf)
- [antispam:plugin:textcat](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-textcat)
- [antispam:plugin:txrep](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-txrep)
- [antispam:plugin:uridnsbl](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-uridnsbl)
- [antispam:plugin:urilocalbl](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-urilocalbl)
- [antispam:plugin:vbounce](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-vbounce)
- [antispam:plugin:welcomlistsubject](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugin-welcomlistsubject)
- [antispam:plugins](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-plugins)
- [antispam:reputation](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-reputation)
- [antispam:rules:customrules](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-rules-customrules)
- [antispam:rules:rulescores](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-rules-rulescores)
- [antispam:ruleupdates](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-ruleupdates)
- [antispam:train](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-train)
- [antispam:training](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-training)
- [antivirus:antivirus](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-antivirus)
- [antivirus:scanning](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-scanning)
- [antivirus:scanninglimits](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-scanninglimits)
- [antivirus:signatureproviders](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-signatureproviders)
- [antivirus:signatureupdates](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-signatureupdates)
- [antivirus:signaturewhitelist](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-signaturewhitelist)
- [application:about](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-about)
- [application:application](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-application)
- [application:dashboard](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-dashboard)
- [application:geolocation](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-geolocation)
- [application:license](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-license)
- [application:maintenance](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-maintenance)
- [application:maintenance:database](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-maintenance-database)
- [application:networktools](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-networktools)
- [application:permissions](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-permissions)
- [application:setup](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-setup)
- [application:update](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/application/application-update)
- [contentfilter:contentfilter](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/contentfilter/contentfilter-contentfilter)
- [contentfilter:milter](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/contentfilter/contentfilter-milter)
- [contentfilter:policy](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/contentfilter/contentfilter-policy)
- [contentfilter:policybanks](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/contentfilter/contentfilter-policybanks)
- [contentfilter:scanner](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/contentfilter/contentfilter-scanner)
- [mailserver:access](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/mailserver/mailserver-access)
- [mailserver:checks](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/mailserver/mailserver-checks)
- [mailserver:mailserver](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/mailserver/mailserver-mailserver)

For more information on what a task does and usage details execute:

```
warden --task={task} --help
```

 [ ](https://docs.danami.com/warden/plesk-interface/license) [](https://docs.danami.com/warden/command-line-interface/antispam/antispam-antispam)

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