Text Conventions - Nortel Versalar 15000 Troubleshooting Manual

Managing and Troubleshooting the Versalar Switch Router 15000

Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:
angle brackets (< >)
bold 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 > , 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
Indicate that you repeat the last element of the
command as needed.
Example: If the command syntax is:
ethernet/9/1 [< parameter > < value >] . . .
ethernet/9/1 and as many parameter-value pairs as
needed.
|
routes}.
command.
, you must enter either:
, but not both.
, you can enter either:
or
show ip interfaces -alerts
, you enter
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.