This manual describes how to use the Verity Spider to submit indexing tasks from the command-line.

Content Overview

Chapter 1: Overview - This chapter introduces the Verity Spider and describes its capabilities.

Chapter 2: Verity Spider Reference - This chapter provides a reference to the Verity Spider command-line options, grouped by category and in alphabetical order.

Chapter 3: Key Features - This chapter describes some of the key features of the Verity Spider.

Chapter 4: Indexing Examples - This chapter provides example indexing scenarios, complete with syntax and explanation of the valid options for each particular scenario.

Appendix A: Error Messages - This appendix contains the Verity Spider error messages.

Appendix B: Upgrading Collections - This appendix describes the various methods you can use to upgrade your Information Server V3.1 collections to be compatible with the Verity Spider V3.6.

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