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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release8.1
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Preface
Conventions
•System Message Guide—Catalyst 6500 Series, 4000 Family, Catalyst 2948G, and Catalyst 2980G
Switches
•Catalyst 6500 Series Quick Software Configuration Guide
•ATM Software Configuration Guide and Command Reference for the Catalyst 5000 Family and 6500
Series Switches
•Release Notes for Catalyst 650 0 Series
For information about MIBs, refer to:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml
Conventions
This publication 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.
[ 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
font Information you must enter is in boldface screen 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 (!) o r a pound sign (#) at the beginning
of a line of code indicates a comment line.