Command syntax conventions, Notes – Brocade Unified IP MIB Reference (Supporting FastIron Release 07.5.00) User Manual

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For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is all lowercase.

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

Notes

The following notice statements are used in this manual.

NOTE

A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a
reference to related information.

ATTENTION

An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

bold text

Identifies command names

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements

Identifies keywords

Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

italic text

Provides emphasis

Identifies variables

Identifies document titles

code

text

Identifies CLI output

command

Commands are printed in bold.

--

option, option

Command options are printed in bold.

-

argument, arg

Arguments.

[ ]

Optional elements appear in brackets.

variable

Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
enclosed in angled brackets < >.

...

Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”

value

Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,

--

show WWN

|

Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example:

--

show

-

mode egress | ingress

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