Braces; Brackets; Ellipses; Italic Text - Nortel 8600 Documentation Roadmap

34 Text conventions
Example: Enter show ip {alerts|routes}.
Example: Protocols, IP identifies the IP command on the Protocols menu.

Braces

Braces ({ }) indicate required elements in syntax descriptions where more
than one option is available. You must choose only one option. Do not
type the braces when you enter the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip {alerts|routes}, you must enter either
show ip alerts or show ip routes, but not both.

Brackets

Brackets ([ ]) indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do not type
the brackets when you enter the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
show ip interfaces [-alerts], you can enter either show ip
interfaces or
show ip interfaces -alerts.

Ellipses

An ellipsis (...) indicates 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 and as many parameter-value pairs as you
need.

Italic text

Italic text indicates book titles or new terms followed by a definition.
Example: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Release Notes

Plain Courier text

Plain Courier text indicates system output, for example, prompts and
system messages.
Example: Set Trap Monitor Filters

Separator

A comma ( , ) shows separation in menu paths.
Copyright © 2008 Nortel Networks
.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600
Documentation Roadmap
NN46205-103 01.01 Standard
19 May 2008