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Preface

Table 2	Conventions (continued)
Convention		Meaning	Description/Comments
Braces and vertical bars		A required choice within an	command [abc {def ghi}]
within square brackets		optional element	You have three options:
([ { } ])
			Nothing
			abc def
			abc ghi
Caret character (^)		Control key	The key combinations ^D and Ctrl-D
			are equivalent: Both mean “hold down
			the Control key while you press the D
			key.” Keys are indicated in capital
			letters, but are not case sensitive.
A nonquoted set of		A string	For example, when setting an SNMP
characters			community string to public, do not use
			quotation marks around the string;
			otherwise, the string will include the
			quotation marks.
System prompts		Denotes interactive	The system prompt indicates the
		sessions, indicates that the	current command mode. For example,
		user enters commands at the	the prompt Router (config) #
		prompt	indicates global configuration mode.
Screen font		Terminal sessions and
		information the system
		displays
Angle brackets (< >)		Nonprinting characters such
		as passwords
Exclamation point (!) at the		A comment line	Comments are sometimes displayed by
beginning of a line			the Cisco IOS software.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Timesaver Means reader may be able to save some time. Taking the action described could achieve a result in less time than might be achieved otherwise.

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Conventions used in the Cisco MGC system (such as in MML commands) are shown in Table 3.

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