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This manual is a reference manual for the \*(II data base
system.
It documents the use of \*(II in a very terse manner.
To learn how to use \*(II, refer to the
document called ``A Tutorial on \*(II''.
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The \*(II reference manual is subdivided into four parts:
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Quel	describes the commands and features which
are used inside of \*(II.
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Unix	describes the \*(II programs which are executable
as \*(UU commands.
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Files	describes some of the important files used
by \*(II.
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Error	lists all the user generatable error messages
along with some elaboration as to what they mean
or what we think they mean.
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Each entry in this manual has one or more of
the following sections:
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NAME section
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This section repeats the name of the entry and gives an indication of
its purpose.
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SYNOPSIS section
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This section indicates the form of the command (statement).
The conventions which are used are as follows:
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Bold face names are
used to indicate reserved keywords.
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Lower case words indicate generic types of information which must
be supplied by the user;
legal values for these names are described in the DESCRIPTION section.
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Square brakets ( [] ) indicate that the enclosed item is optional.
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Braces ( {} ) indicate an optional item which may be repeated.
In some cases they indicate simple (non-repeated) grouping;
the usage should be clear from context.
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When these conventions are insufficient to fully specify
the legal format of a command a more general form is given
and the allowable subsets are specified in the DESCRIPTION section.
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DESCRIPTION section
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This section gives a detailed description of the entry with references
to the generic names used in the SYNOPSIS section.
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EXAMPLE section
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This section gives one or more examples of the use of the entry.
Most of these examples are based on the following relations:
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emp(name,sal,mgr,bdate)
and
newemp(name,sal,age)
and 
parts(pnum, pname, color, weight, qoh)
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SEE ALSO section
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This section gives the names of entries in the manual which
are closely related to the current entry or which are referenced 
in the description of the current entry. 
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BUGS section
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This section indicates known bugs or deficiencies in the command.
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To start using \*(II you must be entered as an
\*(II user; this is done by the
\*(II administrator who will enter
you in the ``users'' file (see users(files)).
To start using ingres
see the section on ingres(unix),
quel(quel), and monitor(quel).