Linux (open a terminal and cd to the ACOLITE directory)
idl84/bin/idl -rt=acolite.sav -args settings=acolite_settings_file image=imagelist
In these examples, acolite_settings_file is an ACOLITE configuration file, specifying processing settings, output directory, region extent, etc., imagelist can be a comma-separated list of images with the full path (e.g. /path/to/image1,/path/to/image2,/path/to/image3/) or a text file containing a list of full paths to the images (newline separated).Windows (Select Start > Run…, enter cmd and press return, cd to the ACOLITE directory)
32 bit: /path/to/acolite/idl84/bin/bin.x86/idlrt.exe -vm=acolite.sav -args settings=acolite_settings_file image=imagelist
64 bit: /path/to/acolite/idl84/bin/bin.x86_64/idlrt.exe -vm=acolite.sav -args settings=acolite_settings_file image=imagelist
For Mac users, the batch mode is probably similar to the Linux option above (unconfirmed).
post edited on 2016-04-25: changed the Linux example to use the idl script for setting up the proper environment
post edited on 2016-06-01: changed the Windows example include the -vm= flag
post edited on 2016-06-03: changed the Windows example include the -args flag