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Table 3: Text and Syntax Conventions (continued)
ExamplesDescriptionConvention
user@host> show chassis alarms
No alarms currently active
Represents output that appears on the
terminal screen.
Fixed-width text like this
A policy term is a named structure
that defines match conditions and
actions.
JUNOS System Basics Configuration
Guide
RFC 1997, BGP Communities
Attribute
Introduces important new terms.
Identifies book names.
Identifies RFC and Internet draft
titles.
Italic text like this
Configure the machines domain name:
[edit]
root@# set system domain-name
domain-name
Represents variables (options for which
you substitute a value) in commands or
configuration statements.
Italic text like this
To configure a stub area, include
the stub statement at the [edit
protocols ospf area area-id]
hierarchy level.
The console port is labeled
CONSOLE.
Represents names of configuration
statements, commands, files, and
directories; IP addresses; configuration
hierarchy levels; or labels on routing
platform components.
Plain text like this
stub <default-metric metric>;
Enclose optional keywords or variables.< > (angle brackets)
broadcast | multicast
(string1 | string2 | string3)
Indicates a choice between the mutually
exclusive keywords or variables on either
side of the symbol. The set of choices is
often enclosed in parentheses for clarity.
| (pipe symbol)
rsvp { # Required for dynamic MPLS only
Indicates a comment specified on the
same line as the configuration statement
to which it applies.
# (pound sign)
community name members [
community-ids ]
Enclose a variable for which you can
substitute one or more values.
[ ] (square brackets)
[edit]
routing-options {
static {
route default {
nexthop address;
retain;
}
}
}
Identify a level in the configuration
hierarchy.
Indention and braces ( { } )
Identifies a leaf statement at a
configuration hierarchy level.
; (semicolon)
J-Web GUI Conventions
In the Logical Interfaces box, select
All Interfaces.
To cancel the configuration, click
Cancel.
Represents J-Web graphical user
interface (GUI) items you click or select.
Bold text like this
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