Command Syntax Conventions; Notes, Cautions, And Warnings - Brocade Communications Systems SN3000B Command Reference Manual

For readability, command names in the command titles and in the narrative portions of this guide are
presented in mixed letter case, for example, switchShow. In examples, command letter case is all
lowercase.

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this document follows these conventions:
command
--option, option
-argument, arg
[ ]
variable
...
value
|
\

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to
related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
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Commands are printed in bold.
Command options are printed in bold.
Arguments are printed in bold.
Optional element.
Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
enclosed in angle brackets < >.
Repeat the previous element, for example "member[;member...]"
Fixed (literal) values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,
--show WWN
Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: --show -mode egress | ingress
Backslash indicates a "soft" line break. If a backslash separates two lines of a
command input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the backslash.
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