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Syntax notation, Syntax notation -2 – Netopia CLI 874 User Manual

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1-2 Command Line Interface Commands Reference

Syntax Notation

The command descriptions use formatted text to indicate various attributes of each command. The syntax is as
follows:

Required keywords and commands that must be typed literally are in

boldface

.

Optional elements are enclosed in square brackets “[]”.

Mutually exclusive elements are contained in braces “{}” and separated by ver tical bars “|”.

Arguments for which you supply values are in

italics

.

Examples of commands you type and the results of those commands are in the

courier

typeface.

An element that may be repeated one or more times is followed by a superscripted plus sign

+

”.

An element that may be repeated zero or more times is followed by a superscripted asterisk

*

”.