dataset-dir-name

Description

The dataset-dir-name placeholder specifies the name of a dataset directory. Like Windows and UNIX file systems, Oracle Secure Backup dataset files are organized in a naming tree on the administrative server. A dataset directory is a directory that contains dataset files. Dataset directories can have a hierarchy of nested subdirectories that is up to 10 levels deep.

Syntax

dataset-dir-name::=

dataset-dir-name

Semantics

dataset-dir-name

Specifies the name of a dataset directory. Dataset directory names are case-sensitive and must start with an alphanumeric character. They can contain only letters, numerals, dashes, underscores, and periods (no spaces). They may contain at most 127 characters.

Standard notation for directory paths applies to dataset directories. For example, a single period (.) specifies the current directory and two consecutive periods (..) specifies one level above the current directory.