Recommendations For Entering Commands; Conventions - 3Com SuperStack II 9300 Command Reference Manual

Recommendations
for Entering
Commands

Conventions

Procedure — Numbered steps walk you through complex commands.
Example — Examples show the interactive display when the system
provides additional useful information.
Before you enter any command, 3Com recommends that you:
Examine the system menu carefully for the full command string:
Consult the documentation for the valid minimum abbreviation for
the command string.
If you are unfamiliar with a particular system, always enter the entire
command, even though the system accepts abbreviated commands. If
you abbreviate commands, you may make errors or omissions that have
undesirable consequences.
For example, on the CoreBuilder 9000, to list all addresses for a port, you
use the
bridge port address list all
enter
bridge port address all
abbreviated version of the
which flushes the entire address table for the port and does not request
that you confirm the command.
Table 2 and Table 3 list icon and text conventions that are used
throughout this guide.
Table 2 Notice Icons
Icon Notice Type
Information note
Caution
Warning
command. If you mistakenly
, the system interprets it as an
bridge port address flushAll
Description
Information that describes important features or
instructions
Information that alerts you to potential loss of data
or potential damage to an application, system, or
device
Information that alerts you to potential personal
injury
Conventions 23
command,