Quick Beginnings Personal Edition

Conventions

This book uses the following highlighting conventions:

• Boldface indicates commands or graphical user interface (GUI) controls such as names of fields, folders, icons, or menu choices.

• Italics indicates variables that you should replace with your own value. It is also used to indicate book titles and to emphasize words.

• Monospace indicates file names, directory paths, and examples of text you enter exactly as shown.

	This icon marks a fast path. A fast path guides you to information specific to your configuration where multiple options are available.
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For a complete description of the DB2 library, see Appendix E, How the DB2 Library Is Structured.

If you do not follow the documented installation method with the recommended defaults, it may be necessary to refer to the Administration Guide and the Command Reference to complete the installation and configuration. The term Windows 32-bit operating systems refers to Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT. The term Windows 9x refers to Windows 95 or Windows 98. The term DB2 client refers to a DB2 Run-Time Client or a DB2 Administration Client. The term DB2 Universal Database refers to DB2 Universal Database on OS/2, UNIX, and Windows 32-bit operating systems, unless otherwise stated.

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