Table 1 Command-line Conventions (continued)
Convention
.ext
( . , ; + * - / )
' '
Text Conventions
Table 2 describes the text conventions in this guide.
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention
monospace font
bold monospace font
Key names
Menu commands
The words enter and type
Italics
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Description
A filename extension, such as .ext, might follow a variable that
represents a filename. Type this extension exactly as shown,
immediately after the name of the file. The extension might be
optional in certain products.
Punctuation and mathematical notations are literal symbols that
you must enter exactly as shown.
Single quotation marks are literal symbols that you must enter as
shown.
Description
Indicates command syntax, or represents computer or screen
output, for example:
Log error 12453
Indicates text you enter or type, for example:
# configure nat
Keys that you press simultaneously are linked by a plus sign (+):
Press Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Menu commands are separated by a greater than sign (>):
Choose File > Open.
Enter indicates you type something and then press the Return or
Enter key.
Do not press the Return or Enter key when an instruction says
type.
• Emphasizes a point or denotes new terms at the place where
they are defined in the text.
• Indicates an external book title reference.
• Indicates a variable in a command:
delete interface if_name
Conventions This Guide Uses
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