Text conventions – Nortel Networks 1000ASE-XD User Manual

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Preface

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Text conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:

angle brackets (< >)

Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the
description inside the brackets. Do not type the
brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is:

ping

<ip_address>

, you enter:

ping 192.32.10.12

bold text

Indicates command names and options and text that
you need to enter.
Example: Enter

show ip

{alerts

|

routes

}.

Example: Use the

dinfo

command.

braces ({})

Indicate required elements in syntax descriptions
where there is more than one option. You must choose
only one of the options. Do not type the braces when
entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip {alerts | routes}

, you must enter

either:

show ip alerts or show ip routes

, but not

both.

brackets ([ ])

Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do
not type the brackets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip interfaces

[-alerts]

, you can enter

either:

show ip interfaces or show ip interfaces

-alerts

.

ellipsis points (. . . )

Indicate that you repeat the last element of the
command as needed.
Example: If the command syntax is:

ethernet/2/1

[<parameter> <value>] . . .

,

you enter

ethernet/2/1

and as many parameter-value pairs as

needed.

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