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title: Saving command options in a file
description: PingAuthorize Server supports the use of a tools properties file (config/tools.properties by default) to simplify command-line invocations by reading in a set of options for each tool from a text file.
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# Saving command options in a file

PingAuthorize Server supports the use of a tools properties file (`config/tools.properties` by default) to simplify command-line invocations by reading in a set of options for each tool from a text file.

Properties files are convenient when quickly testing PingAuthorize Server in multiple environments.

Each property takes the form of a name-value pair that defines predetermined values for a tool's options.

PingAuthorize Server supports the following types of properties:

* Default properties that apply to all command-line tools

* Tool-specific properties