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Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide—Releases 6.3 and 6.4
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Preface
Conventions
Conventions
Note
Throughout this publication, except where noted, the term
supervisor engine
is used to refer to both
Supervisor Engine 1 and Supervisor Engine 2.
This publication uses the following conventions:
Notes use the following conventions:
Note
Means
reader take note
. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in
the publication.
Cautions use the following conventions:
Caution
Means
reader be careful
. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.
Convention
Description
boldface
font
Commands, command options, and keywords are in
boldface
.
italic
font
Arguments for which you supply values are in
italics
.
[ ]
Elements in square brackets are optional.
{ x | y | z }
Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by
vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ]
Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and
separated by vertical bars.
string
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks
around the string or the string will include the quotation
marks.
screen
font
Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in
screen
font.
boldface screen
font
Information you must enter is in
boldface screen
font.
italic screen
font
Arguments for which you supply values are in
italic screen
font.
This pointer highlights an important line of text in
an example.
^
The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for
example, the key combination ^D in a screen display means
hold down the Control key while you press the D key.
< >
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords are in angle
brackets.
