Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual

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
This is an example of a fully qualified disk file name:
\hdq.$mkt.reports.finance
Nondisk Device Names
The syntax for a file name that identifies a nondisk device is:
[node.]device-name[.qualifier]
or
[node.]ldev-number
node
specifies the name of the node on which the device resides. A node name consists of a backslash
(\) followed by one to seven alphanumeric characters; the first alphanumeric character must
be a letter.
device-name
specifies the name of a device. A device name consists of a dollar sign ($) followed by one
to seven alphanumeric characters; the first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
qualifier
is an optional qualifier. It consists of a pound sign (#) followed by one to seven alphanumeric
characters; the first alphanumeric character must be a letter.
ldev-number
specifies a logical device number. A logical device number is represented by a dollar sign ($)
followed by a maximum of five digits. The logical device number 0 (represented "$0") is
reserved for the Event Management Service (EMS) collector process.
It is recommended that, wherever possible, the device-name form of a nondisk device name
be used instead of the ldev-number form. This is especially true when referring to devices
that are dynamically configured.
Examples
These are examples of file names that identify nondisk devices.
y.$ctlr.#term22
$s.#lp
$tape4
$10
Process File Names for Unnamed Processes
The syntax for a process file name that identifies an unnamed process is:
[node.]$:cpu:pin:seq-no
Syntax 1537