Sybase MAC OS X - Manual (Page 9)

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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.