Conventions – Cisco ASA 5505 User Manual

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Cisco ASA 5500 Series Configuration Guide using the CLI

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Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Note

Means reader take note.

Tip

Means the following information will help you solve a problem.

Caution

Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.

Timesaver

Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in
the paragraph.

Warning

Means reader be warned. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in
bodily injury.

Convention

Indication

bold font

Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.

italic font

Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply
values are in italic font.

[ ]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

{x | y | z }

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by
vertical bars.

[ x | y | z ]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by
vertical bars.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or
the string will include the quotation marks.

courier

font

Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in

courier

font.

< >

Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code
indicates a comment line.

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