Documentation And Training - Extreme Networks 8720 Hardware Installation Manual

Preface
Table 2: Text
Convention
screen displays
The words
type
Key names
Words in italicized type
Table 3: Command syntax
Convention
bold text
italic text
[ ]
{ x | y | z }
x | y
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Description
This typeface indicates command syntax, or represents
information as it is displayed on the screen.
enter and
When you see the word
something, and then press the Return or Enter key. Do not
press the Return or Enter key when an instruction simply
type .
says
Key names are written in boldface, for example Ctrl or Esc.
If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the
key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example: Press
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place
where they are defined in the text. Italics are also used
when referring to publication titles.
New information. In a PDF, this is searchable text.
Description
Bold text indicates command names, keywords, and
command options.
Italic text indicates variable content.
Syntax components displayed within square brackets are
optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in
square brackets.
A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly
brackets separated by vertical bars. You must select one of
the options.
A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are enclosed in
angle brackets.
Repeat the previous element, for example,
member[member...].
In command examples, the backslash indicates a "soft" line
break. When a backslash separates two lines of a command
input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the
backslash.
enter in this guide, you must type
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