Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual (G06.25+)

File Names and Process Identifiers
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External File Names
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 digits. The operating system
assigns file identifiers to temporary files.
The following is an example of a fully qualified external disk file name:
\hdq.$mkt.reports.finance
Nondisk File Names
A nondisk file name can identify a device or a process. The syntax for the external
form of a nondisk file name is:
system
specifies the name of the system on which the process or device 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.
process-name
specifies the name of a process. A process name consists of a dollar sign ($)
followed by one to five alphanumeric characters (one to four if you also specify
system); the first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
device-name
specifies the name of a device. A device name consists of a dollar sign ($)
followed by one to seven alphanumeric characters (one to six if you also specify
system); the first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
[system.]{ process-name }[.qual-1[.qual-2]]
{ device-name }
{ ldev-number }