TMF Operations and Recovery Guide (G06.26+)

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Selecting Dump Options
The file-name pattern syntax is:
[[$pattern.]pattern.]pattern
In this syntax, pattern consists of one or more characters. Allowable characters
are letters, digits, asterisks (*), and question marks (?). The maximum length of a
pattern is 8 characters, including wild-card characters. Wild-card characters can
appear in any portion of a name, for as many times as there can be characters in
that portion.
<file-name>
identifies a file that contains one or more file-name patterns. These patterns, in
turn, designate files to be dumped to tape or disk. The <file-name> file can be
an EDIT format file (file code 101) or a C data file (file code 180).
Typically, the <file-name> file is generated by an automated process such as
the MXGNAMES utility that converts ANSI names to Guardian file names for
SQL/MX, or a TACL macro. The <file-name> option lets the process or user
specify many more files within a single DUMP FILES command than is possible
with the file-set option.
Within the <file-name > file, each line contains a file-name pattern that identifies
a volume, subvolume, and file, using the syntax and rules described earlier under
the file-set
description. The pattern must begin in Column 1. Blank lines are
permitted, and so are comments. If a line contains a comment only, the comment
must begin with a hyphen in Column 1. If a line contains a file-name pattern
followed by a comment, however, the beginning hyphen is not required; all
characters that follow a file-name pattern are treated as a comment. The following
example illustrates the content of a <file-name> file:
$DATA01.SUBVOL1.FILE1
$*.ZSD*.*00 This is a comment: All SQL/MX data fork files.
- This is another comment. The next line is blank.
$DATA*.*0.FILE2
FILE3
.
.
.
Note. You must include the angle-brackets (“<“ and “>”) exactly as shown in the <file-
name> syntax, embedding the file name within these. For example:
DUMP FILES <$BOULDER.SNOW.NPFILE>
Wild-card characters (such as * and ?) are not allowed in the file name bounded by the
angle-brackets.
You cannot specify both the file-set
and the <file-name> formats within the same
DUMP FILES command.