Nokia 8.5 Command-lineConventions, delete interface if name, delete interface nic1, retry-limit

Command-line Conventions

You may encounter one or more of the following elements on a command-line path.

Table 1 Command-line Conventions

Convention	Description
command	This required element is usually the product name or other short
	word that invokes the product or calls the compiler or preprocessor
	script for a compiled Nokia product. It might appear alone or
	precede one or more options. You must spell a command exactly
	as shown and use lowercase letters.
Italics	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
angle brackets < >	Indicates arguments for which you must supply a value:
	retry-limit <1–100>
	Supply a value. For example:

Square brackets [ ]

Vertical bars, also called a pipe ()

-flag

retry-limit 60

Indicates optional arguments.

delete [slot slot_num]

For example:

delete slot 3

Separates alternative, mutually exclusive elements.

framing <sonet sdh>

To complete the command, supply the value. For example:

framing sonet

or

framing sdh

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.

.ext	A filename extension, such as .ext, might follow a variable that
	represents a filename. Type this extension exactly as shown,
	immediately after the name of the file. The extension might be
	optional in certain products.

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