Conventions

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Computer output, files, directories, software elements such as command options, function names, and parameters

Read tunables from the /etc/vx/tunefstab file.

See the ls(1) manual page for more information.

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User input

# mount - vxfs /h/filesys

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New terms, book titles, emphasis, variables replaced with a name or value

See the User's Guide for details.

The variable ncsize determines the value of...

%

C shell prompt

$

Bourne/Korn shell prompt

#

Superuser prompt (all shells)

SQL>

Oracle SQL prompt for Oracle8i and later.

SQL> alter tablespace ts1 \
 begin backup;

\

Continued input on the following line; you do not type this character

# mkfs - vxfs -o largefiles \
  /dev/vx/rdsk/PRODdg/db01

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In a command synopsis, brackets indicates an optional argument

ls [ -a ] 

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In a command synopsis, a vertical bar separates mutually exclusive arguments

mount [ suid | nosuid ]

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In PDF and HTML files, click on these active hyperlinks to move to the specified location

See "Using Snapshots for Database Backup" on page 97 for more information.