Text Conventions - Nortel Versalar 15000 Reference Manual

Statistics Reference for the Versalar Switch Router 15000

Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:
angle brackets (< >)
bold text
braces ({})
brackets ([ ])
italic text
xiv
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 > , you enter:
ping 192.32.10.12
Indicates command names and options and text that
you need to enter.
Example: Enter
show ip {alerts
Example: Use the
dinfo
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 show ip routes
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]
show ip interfaces
Indicates file and directory names, new terms, book
titles, and variables in command syntax descriptions.
Where a variable is two or more words, the words are
connected by an underscore.
Example: If the command syntax is:
rm < file_name >
file_name is one variable and you substitute one value
for it.
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routes}.
command.
, you must enter either:
, but not both.
, you can enter either:
or
show ip interfaces -alerts
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