Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
Startup Command and Parameter Reference

> ## Parameter file format

> The following is a sample parameter file:

> new_york.pf
>     -db  /usr/disk0/newyork          # new york central db

>     -B   200                         # database buffers
>     -H   nysystem -S nyserver        # host, service
>     -L   10000                       # lock table entries

>     #    All other parameters receive their default values.

> The format of the parameter file is the same for all operating systems. Follow these rules when creating a parameter file:

> - Place a parameter and its argument on the same line.

> - Use a maximum of 40 tokens per line in a parameter file.

> - Specify parameters with the UNIX syntax.

> - Use a pound sign (`#`) to begin a comment. OpenEdge ignores the rest of the line.

> - Enclose a value in single (`’`) or double (`“`) quotes. Any white space inside the quotes is treated as part of the token.

> - Any parameter not named in a parameter file receives a default value. To remind yourself of the default values, consider specifying all parameters and their values in the parameter file and adding the comment “`#` `default`” to those values that do not change.

> - Use a tilde (`~`) to suppress the special meaning of the single (`’`) or double (`“`) quotes or tilde (`~`). A tilde also prefixes the control characters listed in Table 1–1 that OpenEdge can recognize in a parameter file.

> Table 1–1: Control characters in parameter files
> Character | Description | Octal code
> --- | --- | ---
> ~`nnn` | The character having octal code `nnn` | –
> ~b | BS character | ~010
> ~t | HT (horizontal tab) character | ~011
> ~n | LF (line feed) character | ~012
> ~r | VT (carriage return) character | ~013
> ~f | FF (form feed) character | ~014
> ~E | ESC character | ~033

> On UNIX, use the backslash (`\`) in place of a tilde.

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