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RackSwitch G8124 Command Reference
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 Preface BMD00076, January 2009
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic styles used in this book.
Table 1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol Meaning
angle brackets < > Indicate a variable 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
bold body text Indicates objects such as window names, dialog box names, and icons, as
well as user interface objects such as buttons, and tabs.
bold Courier text Indicates command names, options, and text that you must enter.
Example: Use the
show ip arp command.
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 portchannel {<1-12>|hash|information}
you enter:
show portchannel <1-12>
or
show portchannel hash
or
show portchannel information
brackets [ ] Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do not type the brack-
ets when entering the command.
Example: If the command syntax is
copy running config tftp [data-port|mgt-port]
you enter
copy running config tftp
or
copy running config tftp data-port
or
copy running config tftp mgt-port
italic text Indicates variables in command syntax descriptions. Also indicates new
terms and book titles.
Example: If the command syntax is
show spanning-tree stp <1-128>
<1-128> represents a number between 1-128.