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Command-Line Conventions

This section defines the elements of commands that are available in Nokia
Internet Communications products. You might encounter one or more of the
following elements in a command-line path.

Table 1 Command-Line Conventions

Convention
command
italics
angle brackets < >
-flag
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Description
A user-generated instruction typically sent using a console
or terminal. The command statement and its associated
syntax must be entered exactly as shown in lowercase
letters.
Indicates a variable in a command that you must supply. For
example:
delete interface if_name
Supply an interface name in place of the variable. For
example:
delete interface nic1
Indicates arguments for which you must supply a value:
retry-limit <1–100>
Supply a value. For example:
retry-limit 60
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.
Conventions This Guide Uses
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