Cisco IOS XE Intelligent Services Configuration Manual page 21

Using the Command-Line Interface in Cisco IOS XE Software
Table 3
Symbol/Text
< > (angle brackets)
A.B.C.D.
WORD (all capital letters)
LINE (all capital letters)
<cr> (carriage return)
The following examples show syntax conventions:
Router(config)# ethernet cfm domain ?
WORD
Router(config)# ethernet cfm domain dname ?
level
Router(config)# ethernet cfm domain dname level ?
<0-7>
Router(config)# ethernet cfm domain dname level 7 ?
<cr>
Router(config)# snmp-server file-transfer access-group 10 ?
protocol
<cr>
Router(config)# logging host ?
Hostname or A.B.C.D
ipv6
CLI Syntax Conventions
Function
Indicate that the option is an
argument.
Indicates that you must enter a
dotted decimal IP address.
Indicates that you must enter
one word.
Indicates that you must enter
more than one word.
Indicates the end of the list of
available keywords and
arguments, and also indicates
when keywords and arguments
are optional. When <cr> is the
only option, you have reached
the end of the branch or the end
of the command if the command
has only one branch.
domain name
maintenance level number
protocol options
IP address of the syslog server
Configure IPv6 syslog server
Using the CLI
Notes
Sometimes arguments are displayed
without angle brackets.
Angle brackets (< >) are not always
used to indicate that an IP address is
an argument.
Angle brackets (< >) are not always
used to indicate that a WORD is an
argument.
Angle brackets (< >) are not always
used to indicate that a LINE is an
argument.
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