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1.1 root 1: .th INTRODUCTION INGRES 3/1/81
2: .s3
3: This manual is a reference manual for the \*(II data base
4: system.
5: It documents the use of \*(II in a very terse manner.
6: To learn how to use \*(II, refer to the
7: document called ``A Tutorial on \*(II''.
8: .s3
9: The \*(II reference manual is subdivided into four parts:
10: .lp +10 8
11: Quel describes the commands and features which
12: are used inside of \*(II.
13: .lp +10 8
14: Unix describes the \*(II programs which are executable
15: as \*(UU commands.
16: .lp +10 8
17: Files describes some of the important files used
18: by \*(II.
19: .lp +10 8
20: Error lists all the user generatable error messages
21: along with some elaboration as to what they mean
22: or what we think they mean.
23: .i0
24: .s3
25: Each entry in this manual has one or more of
26: the following sections:
27: .s3
28: .in +5
29: .ti -5
30: NAME section
31: .br
32: This section repeats the name of the entry and gives an indication of
33: its purpose.
34: .s3
35: .ti -5
36: SYNOPSIS section
37: .br
38: This section indicates the form of the command (statement).
39: The conventions which are used are as follows:
40: .s3
41: .in +10
42: .ti -7
43: Bold face names are
44: used to indicate reserved keywords.
45: .ti -7
46: Lower case words indicate generic types of information which must
47: be supplied by the user;
48: legal values for these names are described in the DESCRIPTION section.
49: .ti -7
50: Square brakets ( [] ) indicate that the enclosed item is optional.
51: .ti -7
52: Braces ( {} ) indicate an optional item which may be repeated.
53: In some cases they indicate simple (non-repeated) grouping;
54: the usage should be clear from context.
55: .in -10
56: .s3
57: When these conventions are insufficient to fully specify
58: the legal format of a command a more general form is given
59: and the allowable subsets are specified in the DESCRIPTION section.
60: .s3
61: .ti -5
62: DESCRIPTION section
63: .br
64: This section gives a detailed description of the entry with references
65: to the generic names used in the SYNOPSIS section.
66: .s3
67: .ti -5
68: EXAMPLE section
69: .br
70: This section gives one or more examples of the use of the entry.
71: Most of these examples are based on the following relations:
72: .ce 5
73: emp(name,sal,mgr,bdate)
74: and
75: newemp(name,sal,age)
76: and
77: parts(pnum, pname, color, weight, qoh)
78: .s3
79: .ti -5
80: SEE ALSO section
81: .br
82: This section gives the names of entries in the manual which
83: are closely related to the current entry or which are referenced
84: in the description of the current entry.
85: .s3
86: .ti -5
87: BUGS section
88: .br
89: This section indicates known bugs or deficiencies in the command.
90: .s3
91: .in -5
92: To start using \*(II you must be entered as an
93: \*(II user; this is done by the
94: \*(II administrator who will enter
95: you in the ``users'' file (see users(files)).
96: To start using ingres
97: see the section on ingres(unix),
98: quel(quel), and monitor(quel).
99: .s3
100: .in +5
101: .sh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
102: We would like to acknowledge the
103: people who have worked on
104: \*(II in the past:
105: .in +5
106: .nf
107: .s3
108: Rick Birman
109: Bob Epstein
110: James Ford
111: Paula Hawthorn
112: Gerald Held
113: Peter Kreps
114: Dan Ries
115: Peter Rubinstein
116: Mike Ubell
117: Nick Whyte
118: Karel Youssefi
119: William Zook
120: .i0
121: .fi
122: .sh FOOTNOTE
123: \s-2UNIX\s0 is a trademark
124: of Bell Laboratories.
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