Conventions

The text in this reference adheres to the following conventions:

• UPPERCASE monospace

  Calls attention to RMAN keywords, SQL keywords, column headings in tables and views, and initialization parameters.

• lowercase monospace

  Calls attention to variable text in RMAN examples.

• italics

  Calls attention to RMAN or SQL placeholders, that is, text that should not be entered as-is but represents a value to be entered by the user.