RDF/IMP and IMPX System Management Manual (RDF 1.3+)

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Compaq NonStop™ RDF/IMP and IMPX System Management Manual—522204-001
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Disk File Names
Disk File Names
The syntax for a file name that identifies a disk file 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.
volume
specifies the name of the volume on which the file resides. A volume name consists
of a dollar sign ($) followed by one to seven alphanumeric characters; the first
alphanumeric character must be a letter.
Because of C-series operating system limitations, a process running on a D-series
system cannot identify a remote C-series volume name that has more than six
characters after the dollar sign.
subvol
specifies the name of the subvolume on which the file resides. A subvolume name
has one to eight alphanumeric characters; the first character must be a letter.
filename
specifies the name of a permanent disk file. A permanent-file name consists of one
to eight alphanumeric characters, the first of which must be a letter.
temp-filename
specifies the name of a temporary disk file. A temporary-file name consists of a
pound-sign (#) followed by four to seven numeric characters. The operating system
assigns names to temporary files.
The following is an example of a fully qualified disk file name:
\hdq.$mkt.reports.finance
[system.][[volume.]subvol.]filename
or
[system.][volume.]temp-filename