Oracle7 Server Administrator's Guide

Conventions Used in This Guide

The following sections explain the conventions used in this Guide.

Text of the Guide

The following section explains the conventions used within the text of this Guide:

UPPERCASE WORDS Uppercase text is used to call attention to command keywords, object names, parameters, filenames, and so on. For example:
If you create a private rollback segment, the name of the rollback segment must be included in the ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS parameter of the parameter file.
Italicized Words Italicized words within text are used to indicate the first occurrence and definition of a term, as in the following example:
A database is a collection of data to be treated as a unit. The general purpose of a database is to store and retrieve related information, as needed.
Italicized words are also used to indicate emphasis, book titles, and to highlight names of performance statistics.

Examples of the Server Manager Interface

This Guide provides examples of the dialog boxes and menus of Server Manager, your primary utility for managing an Oracle database. Illustrations show the character mode Server Manager screen. However, the actual appearance of your screen may differ, depending on your system's user interface.

For more information on Server Manager, see the Oracle Server Manager User's Guide.

Examples of Commands and Statements

SQL, Server Manager, and SQL*Plus commands and statements appear separated from the text of paragraphs in a fixed-width font:

ALTER TABLESPACE users   ADD DATAFILE 'users2.ora' SIZE 50K;

Punctuation , ' " Example statements may include punctuation such as commas or quotation marks. All punctuation given in example statements is required. All example statements are terminated with a semicolon. Depending on the application being used, a semicolon or other terminator may or may not be required to end a statement.
Uppercase Words INSERT, SIZE Uppercase words in example statements are used to indicate the keywords within Oracle SQL. However, note that when issuing statements, keywords are not case-sensitive.
Lowercase Words emp, users2.ora Lowercase words in example statements are used to indicate words supplied only for the context of the example. For example, lowercase words may indicate the name of a table, column, or file. Some operating systems are case sensitive, so refer to your installation or user's guide to determine whether you must pay attention to case.

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UPPERCASE WORDS	Uppercase text is used to call attention to command keywords, object names, parameters, filenames, and so on. For example:
	If you create a private rollback segment, the name of the rollback segment must be included in the ROLLBACK_SEGMENTS parameter of the parameter file.
Italicized Words	Italicized words within text are used to indicate the first occurrence and definition of a term, as in the following example:
	A database is a collection of data to be treated as a unit. The general purpose of a database is to store and retrieve related information, as needed.
	Italicized words are also used to indicate emphasis, book titles, and to highlight names of performance statistics.

Punctuation , ' "	Example statements may include punctuation such as commas or quotation marks. All punctuation given in example statements is required. All example statements are terminated with a semicolon. Depending on the application being used, a semicolon or other terminator may or may not be required to end a statement.
Uppercase Words INSERT, SIZE	Uppercase words in example statements are used to indicate the keywords within Oracle SQL. However, note that when issuing statements, keywords are not case-sensitive.
Lowercase Words emp, users2.ora	Lowercase words in example statements are used to indicate words supplied only for the context of the example. For example, lowercase words may indicate the name of a table, column, or file. Some operating systems are case sensitive, so refer to your installation or user's guide to determine whether you must pay attention to case.