Nortel Networks 4050 manual Text conventions, Bold text

Preface 27

Text conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:

angle brackets (< >)	Enter text based on the description inside the brackets.
	Do not type the brackets when entering the command.
	Example: If the command syntax is
	ping <ip_address>, you enter
	ping 192.32.10.12
bold text	Objects such as window names, dialog box names, and
	icons, as well as user interface objects such as buttons,
	tabs, and menu items.
bold Courier text	Command names, options, and text that you must enter.
	Example: Use the dinfo command.
	Example: Enter show ip {alertsroutes}.
braces ({})	Required elements in syntax descriptions where there is
	more than one option. You must choose only one of the
	options. Do not type the braces when entering 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 ([ ])	Optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do not type
	the brackets when entering the command.
	Example: If the command syntax is
	show ip interfaces [-alerts], you can enter
	either show ip interfaces or
	show ip interfaces -alerts.

ellipsis points (. . . )

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 needed.

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