Document conventions, Command syntax conventions – Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series User Manual

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Preface

Document Conventions

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Cisco IP/TV 3400 Series Servers User Guide

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Document Conventions

The IP/TV documentation set uses the following conventions:

Command Syntax Conventions

Command descriptions use the following conventions:

Convention

Description

>

Indicates movement through menu options, for example:
Choose Start > Run.

bold

Indicates a button that you are instructed to click, for
example:

Click Next.

screen

Shows an example of information displayed on the screen.

boldface

screen

Shows an example of information that you must enter.

Convention

Description

boldface

Indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally as
shown.

italics

Indicates arguments for which you supply values; in contexts
that do not allow italics, arguments are enclosed in angle
brackets (< >).

[x]

Indicates optional keywords or arguments.

{x | y | z}

Indicates a choice of required keywords (represented by x, y,
and z). You must select one.

[x {y | z}]

Indicates a required choice within an optional element. You
do not need to select keyword x, but if you do, you must
specify either argument y or argument z.

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