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v Enter one or more blank spaces between parameters.v The maximum number of characters for a file name is 255. The maximumcombined length of the file name and path name is 1024 characters. The Unicoderepresentation of a character can occupy several bytes, so the maximum numberof characters that a file name might contain can vary.If you update the client user options file while a session is active, you must restartthe session to pick up the changes.You can use the query options command to display all or part of your options andtheir current settings. The default is to display all options.Note: For Mac OS X, the user options file must be a plain text file. By default,TextEdit does not save files as plain text. Select Format → Make PlainText to savethe user options file as a plain text file. Do not add the .txt extension.Related reference“Query Options” on page 493Use the query options command to display all or part of your options and theircurrent settings relevant to the command-line client.Setting environment variablesThis section describes how to set environment variables.Setting language environment variablesThe Tivoli Storage Manager client automatically detects the language of the systemlocale and displays in that language. For example, a French operating systemdisplays Tivoli Storage Manager in French by default. If Tivoli Storage Managercannot load the French message catalog, it will default to the English (UnitedStates) language pack. For example, if the client is running in an unsupportedlanguage/locale combination, such as French/Canada or Spanish/Mexico, TivoliStorage Manager defaults to English (United States).You can use the LANG environment variable to specify the language for the UNIXand Linux clients.Note: The operating system locale, the terminal character set, and the file namecharacter set encoding must match in order to display or enter file names correctly.To set the LANG environment variable to French, type the following:export LANG=fr_FRNote:v This section does not apply to Mac OS X.v To display the Tivoli Storage Manager help browser menus in the language ofyour current locale, ensure that the NLSPATH environment variable in the/etc/profile file contains the following path:NLSPATH=/usr/dt/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N.cat:$NLSPATHexport NLSPATHIf the locale of the Tivoli Storage Manager client is the same as the characterencoding of the file names, then all those files will be backed up or restoredcorrectly. If you are running in any single-byte character set (SBCS), then all filenames are valid and are backed up or restored by the backup-archive client.48 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for UNIX and Linux Backup-Archive Clients Version 6.1: Installation and User’s Guide