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Fix spacing of "-V" command #9842

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/tools/sqlcmd/sqlcmd-utility.md
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Expand Up @@ -1352,11 +1352,11 @@ Use the following practices to help maximize security and efficiency.

Use the following practices to help maximize correctness:

- Use `-V16` to log any [severity 16 level messages](../../relational-databases/errors-events/database-engine-error-severities.md#levels-of-severity). Severity 16 messages indicate general errors that can be corrected by the user.
- Use `-V 16` to log any [severity 16 level messages](../../relational-databases/errors-events/database-engine-error-severities.md#levels-of-severity). Severity 16 messages indicate general errors that can be corrected by the user.

- Check the exit code and `DOS ERRORLEVEL` variable after the process has exited. **sqlcmd** returns `0` normally, otherwise it sets the `ERRORLEVEL` as configured by `-V`. In other words, `ERRORLEVEL` shouldn't be expected to be the same value as the error number reported from [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. The error number is a [!INCLUDE [ssnoversion-md](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]-specific value corresponding to the system function [**@@ERROR**](../../t-sql/functions/error-transact-sql.md). `ERRORLEVEL` is a **sqlcmd**-specific value to indicate why **sqlcmd** terminated, and its value is influenced by specifying `-b` command line argument.

Using `-V16` in combination with checking the exit code and `DOS ERRORLEVEL` can help catch errors in automated environments, particularly quality gates before a production release.
Using `-V 16` in combination with checking the exit code and `DOS ERRORLEVEL` can help catch errors in automated environments, particularly quality gates before a production release.

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