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Preface
Text conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions:
angle brackets < >
bold body text
bold Courier text
braces {}
brackets [ ]
ellipsis points (. . . )
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Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the
description inside the brackets. Do not type the
brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
ping <ip_address>
ping 192.32.10.12
Indicates objects such as window names, dialog box
names, and icons, as well as user interface objects such
as buttons, tabs, and menu items.
Indicates command names, options, and text that you
must enter.
Example: Use the
dinfo
Example: Enter
show ip {alerts|routes}
Indicate required elements in syntax descriptions where
there is more than one option. You must choose only
one of the options. Do not type the braces when
entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip {alerts|routes}
or
show ip alerts
Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do
not type the brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip interfaces [-alerts]
either
show ip interfaces
show ip interfaces -alerts
Indicate that you repeat the last element of the
command as needed.
Example: If the command syntax is
ethernet/2/1 [<parameter> <value>]...
you enter
ethernet/2/1
parameter-value pairs as needed.
, you enter
command.
, you must enter either
, but not both.
show ip routes
, you can enter
or
.
and as many
.
,
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