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Convention |
Description |
|---|---|
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[ item ] |
Square brackets ( [ ] ) enclose an optional item. |
|
minute | minutes |
A vertical bar ( | ) separates alternative options. |
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{ option1 | option2 } |
Braces ( { } ) indicate that one of the enclose options is required. |
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-- comment |
A double dash ( -- ) indicates a comment line. |
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item ... |
An ellipsis ( ... ) indicates that you can repeat the preceding item. A comma may not be used to separate repeated items. |
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item, ... |
An ellipsis preceded by a comma indicates that a comma is required to separate repeated items. |
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italics |
Italics indicate the default value for any parameters not given on a CREATE statement. |