3com 09-1324-000 Manuel D’Utilisation
Learning About the User Interface
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NETBuilder family bridge/router guides and online help use upper- and lowercase
letters to distinguish the full form of commands and command syntax from the
abbreviated form. You can enter a command in abbreviated form by typing only
the uppercase portion. It does not matter whether you type the command in
upper- or lowercase letters.
letters to distinguish the full form of commands and command syntax from the
abbreviated form. You can enter a command in abbreviated form by typing only
the uppercase portion. It does not matter whether you type the command in
upper- or lowercase letters.
Abbreviated Syntax
Abbreviated syntax is the shortest unambiguous abbreviation of a command,
parameter, or value that can be entered. You can enter the abbreviated form in
lower- or uppercase letters at the NETBuilder prompt.
parameter, or value that can be entered. You can enter the abbreviated form in
lower- or uppercase letters at the NETBuilder prompt.
Figure 6-2
Abbreviated Syntax
Additional syntax examples are provided in “Full and Abbreviated Syntax
Examples” on page 6-6.
Examples” on page 6-6.
Symbols
You may see a variety of symbols shown as part of the command syntax. These
symbols usually explain how to enter the command, and you do not type them as
part of the command itself. The exceptions to this rule are parentheses, the
hyphen, and the exclamation point, which you do type as part of the command.
Table 6-1 summarizes command syntax symbols.
symbols usually explain how to enter the command, and you do not type them as
part of the command itself. The exceptions to this rule are parentheses, the
hyphen, and the exclamation point, which you do type as part of the command.
Table 6-1 summarizes command syntax symbols.
Table 6-1
Command Syntax Symbols
Symbol
Description
angle brackets
< >
Enclose a variable or value. You must specify the variable or value; for
example, in the syntax:
example, in the syntax:
DELete -IP ADDRess <IP address>
you must supply an address for <IP address> when you enter the
command. Do not type the angle brackets.
command. Do not type the angle brackets.
square brackets
[ ]
Enclose an optional value or a list of optional arguments. One or more
values or arguments can be specified. For example, in the syntax:
values or arguments can be specified. For example, in the syntax:
SET PRIvilege = [User | NetMgr]
you can specify either User or NetMgr when you enter the command. Do
not type the square brackets.
not type the square brackets.
parentheses
( )
Enclose a list of values that can be assigned to a single parameter. At least
one of them must be selected. You must type the parentheses and
separate the values with a comma if you are assigning more than one
value. For example, in the syntax:
one of them must be selected. You must type the parentheses and
separate the values with a comma if you are assigning more than one
value. For example, in the syntax:
SET CurrentPorts = ALL | (<port>, <port>)
you can specify two port numbers by enclosing them in parentheses and
separating them with a comma when you enter the command.
separating them with a comma when you enter the command.
(continued)
SETD !1 -FDDI IP = DNI
Command name
Commands, parameters, and service names can be entered in abbreviated form.
Uppercase denotes the shortest unambiguous abbreviation of a command,
service name, or parameter.
Uppercase denotes the shortest unambiguous abbreviation of a command,
service name, or parameter.
Parameter name
Value