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File Names and Process Identifiers
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D-8
C-Series Syntax
C-Series Syntax
This subsection summarizes the file name syntax that is supported in C-series RVUs
and is still supported in the system procedures carried over from the C series. It
describes both the external and internal forms of disk file names and nondisk file
names. It also includes the syntax for process file names and process IDs.
Most of the procedure calls that support C-series file name syntax are marked in this
manual as “superseded” and are listed in Appendix G.
External File Names
The external form of a file name is typically used when the user specifies a file name to
a command interpreter or when the system displays a file name to the user. Both disk
files and nondisk files can be represented by external file names.
An external file name consists of one or more parts, where adjacent parts are
separated by a period. The system does not distinguish between uppercase and
lowercase alphabetic characters in a file name. If all the optional left-hand parts of an
external file name are present, it is called a
fully qualified file name; if any of the
optional left-hand parts are missing, it is called a
partially qualified file name.
Disk File Names
The syntax for the external form of a disk file name is:
system
specifies the name of the system on which the file resides. A system name
consists of a backslash (\) followed by one to seven alphanumeric characters; the
first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
When
system is included in a file name, it is called a network file name; when
system is not included, it is called a local file name.
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 (one
to six if you also specify
system); the first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
[system.][volume.][subvol.]file-id
or
[system.][volume.]temp-file-id