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1.4 Conventions
1.4.1 Format Conventions
The following conventions are used in this Guide:
¾ Items in square brackets [ ] are optional
¾ Items in braces { } are required
¾ Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. For example: speed
{10 | 100 | 1000 }
¾ Bold indicates an unalterable keyword. For example: show logging
¾ Normal Font indicates a constant (several options are enumerated and only one can be
selected). For example: switchport type { access | trunk | general }
¾ Italic Font indicates a variable (an actual value must be assigned). For example: bridge
aging-time aging-time
1.4.2 Special Characters
You should pay attentions to the describtion below if the variable is a character string:
¾ These six characters ” < > , \ & can not be input.
¾ If a blank is contained in a character string, single or double quotation marks should be used,
for example ’hello world’, ”hello world”, and the words in the quotation marks will be identified
as a string. Otherwise, the words will be identified as several strings.
1.4.3 Parameter Format
Some parameters must be entered in special formats which are shown as follows:
¾ MAC Address must be enter in the format of xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
¾ One or several values can be typed for a port-list or a vlan-list using comma to separate. Use
a hyphen to designate a range of values, for instance, 1,3-5,7 indicates choosing 1,3,4,5,7.
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