Description
Convention
Square brackets enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical
bar indicate an optional choice.
[x | y]
Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar
indicate a required choice.
{x | y}
Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required
choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar
within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional
element.
[x {y | z}]
Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics
cannot be used.
variable
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the
string or the string will include the quotation marks.
string
Examples use the following conventions:
Description
Convention
Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in screen font.
screen font
Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.
boldface screen font
Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.
italic screen font
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.
< >
Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.
[ ]
An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line
of code indicates a comment line.
!, #
This document uses the following conventions:
Means
reader take note
. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the
manual.
Note
Means
reader be careful
. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage
or loss of data.
Caution
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Preface
Document Conventions
