3Com 2928 User Guide - Page 5

Conventions The manual uses the following conventions: Command conventions Convention Boldface italic [ ] { x | y | ... } [ x | y | ... ] { x | y | ... } * [ x | y | ... ] * & # Description The keywords of a command line are in Boldface. Command arguments are in italic. Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ] are optional. Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. One is selected. Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets and separated by vertical bars. One or none is selected. Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. A minimum of one or a maximum of all can be selected. Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets and separated by vertical bars. Many or none can be selected. The argument(s) before the ampersand (&) sign can be entered 1 to n times. A line starting with the # sign is comments. GUI conventions Convention < > [ ] / Description Button names are inside angle brackets. For example, click . Window names, menu items, data table and field names are inside square brackets. For example, pop up the [New User] window. Multi-level menus are separated by forward slashes. For example, [File/Create/Folder]. Symbols Convention Description Means reader be extremely careful. Improper operation may cause bodily injury. Means reader be careful. Improper operation may cause data loss or damage to equipment. Means a complementary description.