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20 CHAPTER : ABOUT THIS GUIDE
Command Syntax

Table2 desc ribes the command syntax conventions used in this gui de.

In examples only, all user input — commands, keywords, and variables — are

in bold to distinguish what the user enters from display-only screen text. In

all other sections of this document, the conventions described above apply.

Tabl e 2 Command Syntax Conventions

Command Element Syntax
Commands and
keywords
Expressed in bold. For example:
show chassis-config
Variables Enclosed in < > and expressed in plain text. F or example:
add arp <ip-address> <mac-address>
In this example, <ip-address> and <mac-address> are variables
that follow the add arp command.
Optional Arguments Enclosed in [ ]. For example:
ip route default <gateway-ip-address> [<metric>]
In this example, the variable <metric> is an o ptional argument.
Set of Choices Enclosed in { | }. For example:
loop {line | internal}
In this example, the user can specify either the line keyword or
the internal keyword following the loop command.
List Expressed as three dots (...). For example:
snmp-server host [<notification-type>...]
In this example, the user can specify multiple notification
types.