Installation guide

2 Conventions

These style and syntax conventions are used in SAP

Adaptive Server

Enterprise (SAP

ASE) 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:

● In the regular text of this document, the names of files and directories appear in this font: /usr/u/home_dir.

● 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 key

words are in a bold san-serif font.

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.

Installation Guide for Linux

Conventions