HP P9000 Business Continuity Manager Reference Guide (T5253-96058, September 2011)

B Symbols Used in Syntax Explanations
(page 376) shows the symbols used in syntax explanations. (page 376) shows the syntax elements
that are used.
Table 169 Symbols Used in Syntax Explanations
ConventionExample font or symbol
This font style marks a placeholder that indicates where appropriate characters are to be
entered in an actual command.
database-name
Bold code-font characters indicate the abbreviation for a command.SD
Only one of the options separated by a vertical bar can be specified at the same time.|
Square brackets enclose an item or set of items whose specification is optional.[ ]
From the several items enclosed in the brackets, exactly one should be chosen. The item
separator is the vertical bar (|). Example:
{ }
{A|B|C} means that one of A, B, or C must be specified.
An ellipsis (...) indicates that the item or items enclosed in ( ) or [ ] immediately preceding
the ellipsis can be specified as many times as necessary.
...
An underscore Indicates a default value._
Indicates exactly one space character.
Indicates n or more space characters.
n
A tilde indicates that the item before this symbol should be described according to the
syntax enclosed by < >, << >>, or (( )) following this symbol.
~
Single angle brackets indicate a syntax element that must be followed for each item.< >
Double angle brackets indicate the default value.<< >>
Double brackets indicates the range of values that can be specified.(( ))
Table 170 Syntax Elements
ExampleSpecifiable charactersSyntax element
--0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9Numeric characters
--A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z|$|#|@Upper-case alphabetic
characters
--Alphabetic characters
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M|N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z|
a|b|c|d|e|f|g|h|i|j|k|l|m|n|o|p|q|r|s|t|u|v|w|x|y|z|$|#|@
Alphabetic characters
A123A number consisting of alphabetic characters and numeric characters.Alphanumeric
characters
--0|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|A|B|C|D|E|FHexadecimal number
A1234567A string of 8 or fewer upper-case alphanumeric characters and numbers
beginning with an upper-case alphabetic character
Symbolic name
A1234567.AA.A1A1A string of 44 or fewer characters consisting of substrings delimited
by periods (.). Each substring is a symbolic name.
Dataset prefix
--alphabetic-characters|!|?|_REXX start symbol
A?.A123.!12.A string consisting of multiple substrings delimited by periods (.). The
last character is a period (.). Each substring is a REXX start symbol or
number. The first substring is a REXX start symbol.
REXX prefix
376 Symbols Used in Syntax Explanations