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Notation conventions, Hypertext links, General syntax notation – HP Integrity NonStop J-Series User Manual

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The NSM/web, SQL/MX Database Manager, and Visual Query Planner help systems are accessible
from their respective applications. You can download the Reference, Messages, and Glossary
online help from the HP Software Depot, at

http://www.software.hp.com

. For more information

about downloading online help, see the SQL/MX Release 3.2 Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Notation Conventions

Hypertext Links

Blue underline is used to indicate a hypertext link within text. By clicking a passage
of text with a blue underline, you are taken to the location described. For example:
This requirement is described under Backup DAM Volumes and Physical Disk Drives.

General Syntax Notation

This list summarizes the notation conventions for syntax presentation in this manual.

UPPERCASE LETTERS. Uppercase letters indicate keywords and reserved words.
Type these items exactly as shown. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For
example:

MAXATTACH

lowercase italic letters. Lowercase italic letters indicate variable items that you
supply. Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example:

file-name

computer type.

Computer type

letters within text indicate C and Open System

Services (OSS) keywords and reserved words. Type these items exactly as shown.
Items not enclosed in brackets are required. For example:

myfile.c

italic computer type.

Italic computer type

letters within text indicate C and

Open System Services (OSS) variable items that you supply. Items not enclosed in
brackets are required. For example:

pathname

[ ] Brackets. Brackets enclose optional syntax items. For example:

TERM [\system-name.]$terminal-name

INT[ERRUPTS]

A group of items enclosed in brackets is a list from which you can choose one item
or none. The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with aligned brackets
on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of brackets and separated
by vertical lines. For example:

FC [ num ]

[ -num ]

[ text ]

K [ X | D ] address

{ } Braces. A group of items enclosed in braces is a list from which you are required
to choose one item. The items in the list can be arranged either vertically, with
aligned braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in a pair of braces
and separated by vertical lines. For example:

LISTOPENS PROCESS { $appl-mgr-name }

{ $process-name }

ALLOWSU { ON | OFF }

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