Text Conventions - Nokia IP40 User Manual

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Table 1 Command-Line Conventions (continued)
Convention
Vertical bars,
pipe
(|)
-flag
.ext
( . , ; + * - / )
' '

Text Conventions

Table 2
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention
Monospace font
Bold monospace font
Key names
Menu commands
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Description
also called a
Separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements.
framing <sonet | sdh>
To complete the command, supply the value. For example:
framing sonet
or
framing sdh
A flag is usually an abbreviation for a function, menu, or option
name, or for a compiler or preprocessor argument. You must enter
a flag exactly as shown, including the preceding hyphen.
A filename extension, such as .ext, might follow a variable that
represents a filename. Type this extension exactly as shown,
immediately after the name of the file. The extension might be
optional in certain products.
Punctuation and mathematical notations are literal symbols that
you must enter exactly as shown.
Single quotation marks are literal symbols that you must enter as
shown.
describes the text conventions this guide uses.
Description
Indicates command syntax, or represents computer or window
output, for example:
Log error 12453
Indicates text you enter or type, for example:
# configure nat
Keys that you press simultaneously are linked by a plus sign (+):
Press Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Menu commands are separated by a greater than sign (>):
Choose File > Open.
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