Brocade Converged Enhanced Ethernet Command Reference v6.1.2_cee (53-1001217-01, June 2009)

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For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, MTU. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase.
Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case sensitive.
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Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference
to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
TABLE 1 Command syntax conventions
Convention Description
bold face font Commands and keywords.
italic Variables for which you supply values.
[ ] Keywords or arguments that appear within square brackets are
optional.
{x | y | z} A choice of required keywords appears in braces separated by vertical
bars. You must select one.
screen font Examples of information displayed on the screen.
<> Nonprinting characters, for example passwords, appear in angle
brackets
[ ] Default responses to system prompts appear in square brackets.