Command Syntax Conventions - Cisco 3521 Administrator's Manual

Preface
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Command Syntax Conventions

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Convention
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italics
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{x | y | z}
[x {y | z}]
The following conventions are used to attract the reader's attention:
Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to materials not contained in
Note
this manual.
Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment
damage or loss of data.
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Document Conventions
Description
Indicates movement through menu options, for example:
Click Start > Run.
Indicates a button that you are instructed to click, for
example:
Click Next.
Shows an example of information displayed on the screen.
Shows an example of information that you must enter.
lists the conventions that command descriptions use.
Command Syntax Conventions
Description
Indicates commands and keywords that are entered literally
as shown.
Indicates arguments for which you supply values; in
contexts that do not allow italics, arguments are enclosed in
angle brackets (< >).
Indicates optional keywords or arguments.
Indicates a choice of required keywords (represented by x,
y, and z). You must select one.
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.
Command Syntax Conventions
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