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stanza(4) Kernel Interfaces Manual stanza(4) NAME stanza - Stanza file format SYNOPSIS stanza DESCRIPTION A stanza file format is used in conjunction with the libAF(3) stanza file library. The stanza file syntax rules are as follows: Separate entries by one or more blank lines. A colon (:) terminates a entry name. A newline ter- minates an attribute name and value pair. Separate a attribute name and attribute value with an equal sign (=). Separate more than one at- tribute value with a comma (,). Entry names and attribute names can contain any printable character, except whitespace, a newline, or spe- cial characters, unless specified appropriately. Entry attribute val- ues can contain any printable character, except a newline or special characters, unless specified appropriately. Trailing blanks or tabs are allowed at the beginning or end of lines. A number sign (#) at the beginning of a line indicates a comment. Comments should be included only at the beginning or the end of an entry. The syntax for a stanza file entry is as follows: entry_name: Attribute1_name = Attribute1_value Attribute2_name = Attribute2_value Attribute3_name = Attribute3_value1, Attribute3_value2 . . . The entry_name variable specifies the entry name. The attributes for the entry are specified with the Attribute1_name, Attribute2_name, and Attribute3_name variables. The values for the attributes are specified with the Attribute1_value, Attribute2_value, Attribute3_value1, and At- tribute3_value2 variables. Several special quoting characters allow attribute values to contain special values and data representations. If you specify a quoting character, surround the attribute value with quotes. For example, to specify an octal value use the slash character: \007 RELATED INFORMATION Commands: sysconfigdb(8), cfgmgr(8) Functions: libAF(3) Files: /etc/sysconfigtab(4) delim off stanza(4)