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xx Administrative Products for DB2 Installation Guide
This book uses the following types of special text:
Note: Notes contain important information that you should consider.
Warning! Warnings alert you to situations that could cause problems, such
as loss of data, if you do not follow instructions carefully.
Tip: Tips contain useful information that may improve product
performance or that may make procedures easier to follow.
Syntax Statements
Syntax statements appear in Courier. The following example shows a sample
syntax statement:
COMMAND KEYWORD1 [KEYWORD2|KEYWORD3] KEYWORD4={YES|NO}
file_name...
The following table explains conventions for syntax statements and provides
examples:
Item Example
Items in italic type represent variables that you
must replace with a name or value. Use an
underscore for variables with more than one word.
dtsbackup
control_directory
Brackets indicate a group of options. You can
choose at least one of the items in the group, but
none of them is required. Do not type the brackets
when you enter the option. A comma means that
you can choose one or more of the listed options.
You must use a comma to separate the options if
you choose more than one option.
[
table_name, column_name, field
]
Braces enclose a list of required items. You must
enter at least one of the items. Do not type the
braces when you enter the item.
{
DBD_name
|
table_name
}
A vertical bar means that you can choose only
one of the listed items. In the example, you would
choose either
commit
or
cancel
.
{commit | cancel}
An ellipsis indicates that you can repeat the
previous item or items as many times as
necessary.
column_name
...
