Acdlog does not have its own command line. Instead, it will run the command line of any EMBOSS program by reading its ACD file and processing the command line and user responses in exactly the same way as the true program.
Acdlog uses a very simple method. The first command line parameter is the name of the EMBOSS program to be compiled. All other command line parameters and qualifiers are processed by that program's ACD file.
Processing of the ACD file is reported to a file with the same name as the program, and the extension ".acdlog".
The output file of the program being logged is empty, but any format available to the specified program can be used.
The processing output is written to a file with the extension ".acdlog"