Installation guide

CHAPTER 1
Conventions
These style and syntax conventions are used in Sybase
®
documentation.
• In a sample window display, commands to be entered exactly as shown appear in:
this font
• In a sample window display, words that you should replace with the appropriate value for
your installation are shown in:
this font
• In the regular text of this document, the names of files and directories appear in this font:
/usr/u/sybase
• The names of programs, utilities, procedures, and commands appear in this font:
sqlupgrade
• Commands for both the C shell and the Bourne shell are provided, when they differ. The
initialization file for the C shell is called .cshrc. The initialization file for the Bourne
shell is called .profile. If you are using a different shell, such as the Korn shell, refer to
your shell-specific documentation for the correct command syntax.
Table 1. SQL syntax conventions
Key Definition
command Command names, command option names, utility names, utility flags, and other
keywords are in a bold san-serif font.
variable Variables, or words that stand for values that you fill in, are in italic .
{ }
Curly braces indicate that you choose at least one of the enclosed options. Do not
include braces in your option.
[ ]
Brackets mean choosing one or more of the enclosed options is optional. Do not
include brackets in your option.
( )
() are to be typed as part of the command.
|
The vertical bar means you can select only one of the options shown.
,
The comma means you can choose as many of the options shown as you like,
separating your choices with commas, which are typed as part of the command.
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