Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

File Names and Process Identifiers

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Disk File Names

The syntax for a file name that identifies a disk file is:

node

specifies the name of the node on which the file resides. A node name consists of

a backslash (\) followed by one to seven alphanumeric characters; the first

alphanumeric character must be a letter.

volume

specifies the name of the volume on which the file resides. A volume name

consists of a dollar sign ($) followed by one to seven alphanumeric characters; the

first alphanumeric character must be a letter.

subvol

specifies the name of the subvolume on which the file resides. A subvolume name

has one to eight alphanumeric characters; the first character must be a letter.

file-id

specifies the file identifier (or name) of a permanent disk file. A permanent-file

identifier has one to eight alphanumeric characters; the first character must be a

letter.

temp-file-id

specifies the file identifier (or name) of a temporary disk file. A temporary-file

identifier consists of a pound sign (#) followed by four to seven numeric characters.

The operating system assigns file identifiers to temporary files.

Example

The following is an example of a fully qualified disk file name:

\hdq.$mkt.reports.finance

[node.][[volume.]subvol.]file-id

[node.][volume.]temp-file-id