Nortel Networks 2500 Seriess manual Braces, Brackets, Ellipses, Italic text, Plain Courier text

22Text conventions

Example: Protocols, IP identifies the IP command on the Protocols menu.

Braces

Braces ({ }) indicate required elements in syntax descriptions where more than one option is available. You must choose only one option. Do not type the braces when you enter the command.

Example: If the command syntax is

show ip {alertsroutes}, you must enter either show ip alerts or show ip routes, but not both.

Brackets

Brackets ([ ]) indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do not type the brackets when you enter the command.

Example: If the command syntax is

show ip interfaces [-alerts], you can enter either show ip interfaces orshow ip interfaces -alerts.

Ellipses

An ellipsis (...) indicates that you repeat the last element of the command as needed.

Example: If the command syntax is

ethernet/2/1 [ <parameter> <value> ]...,

you enter ethernet/2/1 and as many parameter-value pairs as you need.

Italic text

Italic text indicates book titles or new terms followed by a definition.

Example: Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 2500 Series Release Notes (NN47215-400) .

Plain Courier text

Plain Courier text indicates system output, for example, prompts and system messages.

Example: Set Trap Monitor Filters

Separator

A separator ( , ) shows menu paths.

Example: Protocols , IP identifies the IP command on the Protocols menu.

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