1.4.2 Special Characters; 1.4.3 Parameter Format - TP-Link JetStream TL-SL5428E Cli Reference Manual

Bold indicates an unalterable keyword. For example: show logging
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Normal Font indicates a constant (several options are enumerated and only one can be
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selected). For example: switchport type { access | trunk | general }
Italic Font indicates a variable (an actual value must be assigned). For example: bridge
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aging-time aging-time

1.4.2 Special Characters

You should pay attentions to the description below if the variable is a character string:
These six characters " < > , \ & can not be input.
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If a blank is contained in a character string, single or double quotation marks should be used,
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for example 'hello world', "hello world", and the words in the quotation marks will be identified
as a string. Otherwise, the words will be identified as several strings.

1.4.3 Parameter Format

Some parameters must be entered in special formats which are shown as follows:
MAC address must be enter in the format of xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
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One or several values can be typed for a port-list or a vlan-list using comma to separate. Use
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a hyphen to designate a range of values, for instance, 1,3-5,7 indicates choosing 1,3,4,5,and
7.
The port number must enter in the format of 1/0/3, meaning unit/slot/port. The unit number is
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always 1, and slot number is always 0 and the port number is a variable (an actual value must
be assigned).
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