Brocade Virtual ADX Switch and Router Guide (Supporting ADX v03.1.00) - Manual (Page 12)

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Command syntax conventions
Bold and italic text identify command syntax components. Delimiters and operators define
groupings of parameters and their logical relationships.
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements may be used in this document. They are listed below in order
of increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates a stronger note, for example, to alert you when traffic might be
interrupted or the device might reboot.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
Convention Description
bold text Identifies command names, keywords, and command options.
italic text Identifies a variable.
[ ] Syntax components displayed within square brackets are optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in square brackets.
{ x | y |z } A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly braces separated
byvertical bars. You must select one of the options.
x | y A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.
< > Nonprinting characters, for example, passwords, are enclosed in angle
brackets.
... Repeat the previous element. For example, member [member...].
\ Indicates a “soft” line break in command examples. If a backslash
separates two lines of a command input, enter the entire command at the
prompt without the backslash.