Nortel Networks 8683POS User Manual

Preface

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This guide uses the following text conventions:

angle brackets (< >)

Indicate that you choose the text to enter 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

Indicates command names and options and text that 
you need to enter.

Example: Use the 

 command. 

Example: Enter 

 

{alerts|routes}

.

braces ({})

Indicate 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 {alerts|routes}

, you must enter either

show ip alerts

or

 show ip routes

, but not both.

brackets ([ ])

Indicate 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 (. . . )

Indicate 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 needed.