Cisco Systems 6500 manual Conventions, boldface font, example, interface interface type, viii

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Conventions

Preface

Conventions

The Cisco IOS documentation set includes these documents:

Configuration Fundamentals Configuration Guide

Command Reference

For information about MIBs, refer to this URL:

http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Convention

Description

 

 

boldface font

Commands, command options, and keywords are in boldface.

 

 

italic font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.

 

 

 

[

]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

 

 

{ x y z }

Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical

 

 

bars. Braces can also be used to group keywords and/or aguments; for

 

 

example, {interface interface type}.

 

 

[ x y z ]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by

 

 

vertical bars.

 

 

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the

 

 

string or the string will include the quotation marks.

 

 

screen font

Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font.

 

 

boldface screen

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.

font

 

 

 

italic screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

 

 

 

^

 

The symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control—for example, the key

 

 

combination ^D in a screen display means hold down the Control key

 

 

while you press the D key.

 

 

 

<

>

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.

 

 

 

Catalyst 6500 Series Switch SSL Services Module Command Reference

 

viii

OL-9105-01

 

 

 

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