Juniper MX10008, Hardware Manual

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Table 2: Text and Syntax Conventions (continued)
Examples Description Convention
Configure the machine’s domain
name:
[edit]
root@# set system domain-name
domain-name
Represents variables (options for
which you substitute a value) in
commands or configuration
statements.
Italic text like this
•
To configure a stub area, include
the stub statement at the [edit
protocols ospf area area-id]
hierarchy level.
•
The console port is labeled
CONSOLE.
Represents names of configuration
statements, commands, files, and
directories; configuration hierarchy
levels; or labels on routing platform
components.
Text like this
stub <default-metric metric>; Encloses optional keywords or
variables.
< > (angle brackets)
broadcast | multicast
(string1 | string2 | string3)
Indicates a choice between the
mutually exclusive keywords or
variables on either side of the symbol.
The set of choices is often enclosed
in parentheses for clarity.
| (pipe symbol)
rsvp { # Required for dynamic MPLS
only
Indicates a comment specified on the
same line as the configuration
statement to which it applies.
# (pound sign)
community name members [
community-ids ]
Encloses a variable for which you can
substitute one or more values.
[ ] (square brackets)
[edit]
routing-options {
static {
route default {
nexthop address;
retain;
}
}
}
Identifies a level in the configuration
hierarchy.
Indention and braces ( { } )
Identifies a leaf statement at a
configuration hierarchy level.
; (semicolon)
GUI Conventions
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