Document Conventions - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

Document Conventions

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Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions:
Convention
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Screen examples use these conventions:
Convention
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Title
O Commands
P Commands
Q Commands
R Commands
S Commands
Show Commands
T Commands
U Commands
V Commands
W Commands
Z Commands
Caching Services
Module Commands
Indication
Commands and keywords are in boldface.
Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
Elements in square brackets are optional.
Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical
bars.
Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical
bars.
A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or
the string will include the quotation marks.
Indication
font Terminal sessions and information the switch displays are in
Information you must enter is in
font Arguments for which you supply values are in
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.
Description
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "o."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "p."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "q."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "r."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "s" except for
the show commands.
Describes all the show commands.
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "t."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "u."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "v."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "w."
Describes all commands beginning with the letter "z."
Describes all commands pertaining to the Caching Services
Module (CSM).
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