NetBackup command conventions
This document uses the following conventions when describing commands that are specific to NetBackup.
Run the following commands in the "Command Prompt" to see the results.
The -help (-h) option prints a command line usage message when it is the only option on the command line. For example:
bpclient -help
Brackets [ ] indicate that the enclosed component of the command line is optional.
Curly braces {} indicate an association between the enclosed options. For example, {opt1 [opt2 ... optn]} means that if the command contains opt1, then the command may optionally contain opt2 ... optn.
A vertical bar (or the pipe symbol) | separates optional arguments from which the user can choose. For example, if a command has the following format, you can choose arg1 or arg2 (but not both):
command [ arg1 | arg2 ]
Italics indicate that the information is user supplied. For example, the user supplies policy, schedule, and filename in the following command:
bpbackup -p policy -s schedule filename
An ellipsis (...) means that you can repeat the previous parameter. For example, consider the following command:
bpbackup [-S master_server [,master_server,...]] filename
Here, the -S option requires the first master server name. Additional names can be added, separated by commas and followed by a file name as in:
bpbackup -S mars,coyote,shark,minnow memofile.doc