HP SVA V2.0 Visualization System Software Reference Guide

About This Document
This document describes Visualization System Software utilities and commands used by
application developers, including those used for application launch scripts, and the helper
functions and environment variables that support the launch scripts and running applications.
The document also provides syntax information on the command to generate the Site
Configuration Data File.
1 Intended Audience
Application developers and system administrators.
2 Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 Use this chapter to read an overview of the categories of
Visualization System Software.
Chapter 2 Use this chapter to see descriptions of environment variables used
by the various job launch scripts, in combination with the
Configuration Data Access functions.
Reference Sections Use the three reference sections to find information on the syntax
of VSS utilities, commands and functions.
3 Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%, $, or #
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar
sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and
POSIX shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in
section 5.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer output
Text displayed by the computer.
Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you
must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another
key or mouse button.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
[ERROR NAME]
The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.
Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the
same key.
Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.
User input
Commands and other text that you type.
Variable
The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other
syntax display that you replace with an actual value.
[] The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by a pipe ( | ), you must choose one of the items.
{} The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by a pipe ( | ), you must choose one of the items.
... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of
times.
 Indicates the continuation of a code example.