The Supersede utility is a console application that can be used from a terminal (such as the Command Prompt in Windows, or Windows Terminal), a script (such as a batch file), or another program like Xrev Transmit.
The utility provides several commands that specify the action to be performed (for example, File to process a specific file, or Folder to process all files in a specific folder), as well as options that modify the utility’s default behaviour (for example, --Dry-Run to test a command without actually doing anything).
You can see a list of the supported commands and options with help.
Commands
Commands specify the action to be performed.
The Supersede utility provides commands to process a specific file, all files in a specific folder, all files listed in a particular file, or all files in folders listed in a particular file.
File
Performs the configured superseding operations on the specified file.
Supersede.exe File P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03\A001 - Title Sheet (2).pdf
Files
Performs the configured superseding operations on the files that are listed in the specified text file.
Supersede.exe Files Files.txt
Where Files.txt is a text file that lists the files to be processed, for example:
P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03\A001 - Title Sheet (2).pdf P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03\A002 - Site Plan (2).pdf P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03\DWGs\A001 (2).pdf P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03\DWGs\A002 (2).pdf
Folder
Performs the configured superseding operations on all files in the specified folder.
Supersede.exe Folder P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03
Search Pattern option | --
Folders
Performs the configured superseding operations on all files in the folders that are listed in the specified text file.
Supersede.exe Files Folders.txt
Where Folders.txt is a text file that lists the folders to be processed, for example:
P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03 P:\Projects\P123\Exports\2022-02-03\DWGs
Options
Dry Run | -d or --Dry-Run
Overwrite | -o or --Overwrite
Prompts | -p or --Prompts
Quiet | -q or --Quiet
Verbosity | -v or --Verbosity
Config | -c, --Config or --Configuration
Help | -?, -h or --help
You can see a list of the supported commands and options by using the --help option:
Supersede.exe --help
You can also get help for a specific command:
Supersede.exe Folder --help
Version | --version
Displays the Supersede utility’s version.
Supersede.exe --version
