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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference
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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5500 Series 
NX-OS Security Command Reference. It also provides information on how to obtain related 
documentation.
This preface includes the following sections:
• Audience, page ix
• Document Conventions, page ix
• Related Documentation, page x
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xi
• Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, page xi
Audience
This publication is for experienced users who configure and maintain Cisco NX-OS devices.
Document Conventions
Command descriptions use these conventions: 
Convention Description
boldface font Commands and keywords are in boldface.
italic font Arguments for which you supply values are in italics.
[   ] Elements in square brackets are optional.
{x | y | z} Alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.
[ x | y | z ] Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical 
bars.
string A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or 
the string will include the quotation marks.