Table 3: Command syntax (continued)
Convention Description
[ ]
Syntax components displayed within square brackets are
optional.
Default responses to system prompts are enclosed in
square brackets.
{ x | y | z }
A choice of required parameters is enclosed in curly
brackets separated by vertical bars. You must select one of
the options.
x | y
A vertical bar separates mutually exclusive elements.
< >
Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are enclosed in
angle brackets.
... Repeat the previous element, for example,
member[member...].
\ In command examples, the backslash indicates a “soft” line
break. When a backslash separates two lines of a command
input, enter the entire command at the prompt without the
backslash.
Terminology
When features, functionality, or operation is specic to a device family, such
as ExtremeSwitching, the family name is used. Explanations about features and
operations that are the same across all product families simply refer to the product
as the
device
.
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