Summary of RMAN Subclauses

Subclauses that are used in multiple commands are documented in a separate chapter to avoid unnecessary duplication. The descriptions of commands that use these subclauses include a cross-reference to the subclause entry in Chapter 4, "RMAN Subclauses". Table 1-3 summarizes the RMAN subclauses.

Table 1-3 Recovery Manager Subclauses

Subclause	Specifies . . .
`allocOperandList::=`	Channel control options such as `PARMS` and `FORMAT`
`archivelogRecordSpecifier`	A range of archived redo log files
`completedTimeSpec`	A time range during which the backup or copy completed
`connectStringSpec`	The user name, password, and net service name for connecting to a target, recovery catalog, or auxiliary database. The connection is necessary to authenticate the user and identify the database
`datafileSpec`	A datafile by filename or absolute file number
`deviceSpecifier`	The type of storage device for a backup or copy
`fileNameConversionSpec`	Patterns to transform source to target filenames during `BACKUP AS COPY`, `CONVERT` and `DUPLICATE`
`forDbUniqueNameOption`	All databases in a Data Guard environment or a database with the specified `DB_UNIQUE_NAME`
`foreignlogRecordSpecifier`	A range of foreign archived redo log file
`formatSpec`	A filename format for a backup or copy
`keepOption`	A backup or copy should or should not be exempt from the current retention policy
`listObjList`	Items that are displayed by the `LIST` command
`maintQualifier`	Additional options for maintenance commands such as `DELETE` and `CHANGE`
`maintSpec`	Files operated on by maintenance commands such as `CHANGE`, `CROSSCHECK`, and `DELETE`
`obsOperandList`	Backups that are obsolete according to specified criteria
`recordSpec`	Objects that the maintenance commands should operate on
`tempfileSpec`	A tempfile by path or by file number
`untilClause`	An upper limit by time, SCN, or log sequence number. This clause is usually used to specify the desired point in time for an incomplete recovery