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Conventions The following style conventions are used in this manual:
• In a sample screen display, commands you should enter exactly as shown
are given in:
this font
• In a sample screen 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
Table 1 shows the conventions for syntax statements in this manual.
Table 1: SQL syntax conventions
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Key Definition
command Command names, command option names, utility names,
utility flags, and other keywords are in bold.
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.
( ) Parentheses 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 to
be typed as part of the command.