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Style Conventions
To facilitate the proper interpretation of command syntax and parameters as you read this
guide, we’ve applied style conventions to distinguish various elements of the commands,
as well as to show how to use the commands. The style conventions used throughout this
document are described in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Documentation Conventions
Convention Description
boldbase
Boldface treatment show the actual text that you must enter
For example: show logins
Press Enter to accept the completed command string
italic Italic treatment indicates that the text is a variable. You must
supply the actual value.
For example:
show status dhcp poolname
[ ] Square brackets delimit optional keywords or arguments.
For example: [file file]
{x | y}
Curly braces delimit two or more required keywords.
For example:
restore {config | web} | original-config
You must use one of the keywords inside the braces. The vertical
bar separates the choices.
Note: In the above case, the keywords are the actual values that
you type. If they were in italic, the words are variables for which
you supply the actual values.
Courier
Courier plain shows an example of information displayed on the
screen.
boldface Courier
Boldface courier shows an example of information you must
type. For example: sms2000% port-definition tut
Ranges Ranges of numbers are separated by a dash (1 — 7).
/ Slash separators, with no spaces are used in some commands,
typically with the variable
masklen, for example:
ifconfig port_number ip_address/masklen
sms2000% ifconfig 192.168.254.224/31
Accessing Help for Commands
There are three ways to access help for commands when you are configuring the
SMS2000:
• At the command line, enter the command and press <Enter>. If parameters are
required, the command and listed parameters are described.
• For definitions of the commands, enter help at the prompt.
• Enter command-name help for additional help.
Note:
The ? character can be used interchangeably with the help command.