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Command syntax conventions, No form commands – Avaya Cajun P550R User Manual

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Chapter 1

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Command Reference Guide for the Avaya P550R, P580, P880, and P882 Multiservice Switches, v5.3.1

Command Syntax Conventions

Refer to Table 1-4 for an explanation of the command syntax
conventions.

Table 1-4. Command Syntax Conventions

No Form Commands

Most CLI commands have a no form. In general, the no form
disables a feature/function or restores a default for Layer 3
commands. Clear disables the Layer 2 set commands. The
Description section of each command describes the no or clear form
(if applicable to the command).

Convention

Description

keyword

A command keyword. An alphanumeric string with “-”
allowed.

Variables for which you supply values. A command
parameter name, where the name can be anything.

[optional]

Optional syntax that can be a keyword, parameter,
option or any combination thereof.

{option1|option2}

Required - one of the alternatives must be selected. The
“|” symbol, which stands for “or” is only valid in this
context.

[a{optional1|optional2}] Choice(s) for optional syntax.

[...,expansion]

Zero or more occurrences of "expansion" are possible.
Expansion must be a keyword, parameter, options or
any combination thereof.

Complete contents of the bracket [...]
(“user-ids”) implies that users must be added to the
system two at a time.