Specifications

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Conventions
The following table lists the typographical conventions used in this guide.
Convention Meaning
Ctrl/
x
Ctrl/
x
indicates that you hold down the Ctrl key
while you press another key, indicated here by
x
.
Warning:
Warnings contain information to prevent
personal injury.
Caution:
Cautions provide information to prevent damage
to equipment or software.
Note:
Notes provide important additional information
that you may need when performing certain
procedures.
boot
Commands that you enter are shown in this
special typeface. Commands shown in lowercase
letters can be entered in either uppercase or
lowercase. Commands shown in uppercase
letters must be entered in uppercase for the
command to work.
show config
Console command abbreviations must be entered
exactly as shown.
[ ] In command descriptions, brackets indicate
optional elements.
{ } In command descriptions, braces containing
items separated by commas indicate mutually
exclusive items.
< > In console mode online help, angle brackets
enclose a placeholder for which you must specify
a value.
italic type
Italic type in console command sections indicates
a variable.
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In figures, a numbered callout labels a part of a
figure. In text, the numbered callout refers to a
labeled part of a corresponding figure.