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Conventions: KB, MB, GB, and TB

This manual uses the following conventions:

1 KB (kilobyte) is 1,024 bytes.

1 MB (megabyte) is 1,024

2

bytes.

1 GB (gigabyte) is 1,024

3

bytes.

1 TB (terabyte) is 1,024

4

bytes.

database-name

This font style marks a placeholder that indicates where appropriate characters are
to be entered in an actual command.

SD

Bold code-font characters indicate the abbreviation for a command.

perm

Underlined characters indicate the default value.

[ ]

Square brackets enclose an item or set of items whose specification is optional. An

item that is underlined is specified when other items are omitted.

{ }

One of the options enclosed in { } must be specified.

|

Only one of the options separated by a vertical bar can be specified at the same

time.

...

An ellipsis (...) indicates that the item or items enclosed in ( ) or [ ] immediately
preceding the ellipsis may be specified as many times as necessary.

()

Parentheses indicate the range of items to which the vertical bar (|) or ellipsis (...)

is applicable.

#

A prompt on a command-execution window.

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