TMF Reference Manual (G06.24+)

TMFCOM Commands
HP NonStop TMF Reference Manual—522418-002
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File Names and Process Identifiers
Usage Guidelines
Details about the proper use of a command appear under “Usage Guidelines.” These
details include information about when to apply the command, possible constraints and
side-effects of the command, hints on enhancing performance and avoiding errors, and
other considerations.
When a command is extremely basic or straightforward, the command description
omits the “Usage Guidelines.” This is the case, for instance, with many commands
that simply display information at your terminal or workstation.
Output Displayed
For the TMFCOM commands that display output at your terminal (for example, the
INFO, SHOW, and STATUS series of commands), the specific elements that appear
are explained under “Output Displayed.”
Examples
Under the heading “Examples,” each command description presents one or more
examples illustrating the use of the command. For commands that display information,
sample displays also appear. Command entries and other user input appear in bold-
face type; TMFCOM output appears in regular type.
File Names and Process Identifiers
File names and process identifiers appear often as parameters in TMFCOM
commands.
These names typically identify objects such as disk files, tape volumes, and processes.
Errors can result from improperly specifying these names in commands. Because the
same syntax applies to them in almost every case, the syntax rules for the most
frequently encountered names appear together, preceding the individual command
descriptions, rather than spread throughout. Where exceptions to these rules occur,
they are noted in the command descriptions.
The system does not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase alphabetic
characters in a file name. If all the optional left-hand parts of a 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.
For more information about file names and process identifiers and the rules that govern
them, see the Guardian Procedure Calls Reference Manual.