HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Overview

{ } The brace metacharacters enclose required content in formats and

command descriptions.

| The bar metacharacter separates alternatives in a list of choices,

usually in brackets or braces.

. . .

The ellipsis metacharacter after a token (abc...) or a right bracket

([ ]...) or a right brace ({ }...) metacharacter indicates that the

preceding element and its preceding whitespace, if any, may be

repeated an arbitrary number of times.

. . . Ellipsis is sometimes used to indicate omitted items in a range.

Function Synopsis and Syntax

HP-UX functions are described in a definition format rather than a usage format. The

definition format includes typing information that is omitted when the function call is

actually included in a program.

The general definition form is:

type func ( type param[, type param]...);

For example:

int setuname ( const char *name , size_t namelen);

The usage form is:

func ( param[, param]...);

For example:

setuname ( name[, namelen]...);

The function syntax elements are the same as for commands, except for the options.

Publication History

The document publication date and part number indicate its current edition. The

publication date will change when a new edition is released.

To ensure that you receive the new editions, you should subscribe to the appropriate

product support service. See your HP sales representative for details.

First Edition February 2007

HP Part Number 5991-7436

HP-UX 11i Version 3

Print, HP Technical Documentation web site http://

docs.hp.com

Second Edition March 2008

HP Part Number 5992-3384

HP-UX 11i Version 3, March 2008 Update