Note

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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.

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