Syntax notation, Syntax notation -2 – Netopia CLI 874 User Manual
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1-2 Command Line Interface Commands Reference
Syntax Notation
The command descriptions use formatted text to indicate various attributes of each command. The syntax is as
follows:
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Required keywords and commands that must be typed literally are in
boldface
.
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Optional elements are enclosed in square brackets “[]”.
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Mutually exclusive elements are contained in braces “{}” and separated by ver tical bars “|”.
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Arguments for which you supply values are in
italics
.
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Examples of commands you type and the results of those commands are in the
courier
typeface.
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An element that may be repeated one or more times is followed by a superscripted plus sign
“
+
”.
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An element that may be repeated zero or more times is followed by a superscripted asterisk
“
*
”.