Typographical and keystroke conventions – Enterasys Networks 5H1XX User Manual
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Typographical and Keystroke Conventions
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TYPOGRAPHICAL AND KEYSTROKE CONVENTIONS
bold type
Bold type can denote either a user input or a highlighted screen selection.
ENTER
Indicates either the ENTER or RETURN key, depending on your keyboard.
ESC
Indicates the keyboard Escape key.
SPACE bar
Indicates the keyboard space bar key.
BACKSPACE
Indicates the keyboard backspace key.
arrow keys
Refers to the four keyboard arrow keys.
[-]
Indicates the keyboard – key.
DEL
Indicates the keyboard delete key.
italic type
Italic type indicates complete document titles.
n.nn
A period in numerals signals the decimal point indicator (e.g., 1.75 equals
one and three fourths). Or, periods used in numerals signal the decimal point
in Dotted Decimal Notation (DDN) (e.g., 000.000.000.000 in an IP address).
x
A lowercase italic x indicates the generic use of a letter (e.g., xxx indicates
any combination of three alphabetic characters).
n
A lowercase italic n indicates the generic use of a number (e.g., 19nn
indicates a four-digit number in which the last two digits are unknown).
[ ]
In the Local Management screens, the square brackets indicate that a value
may be selected. In the format descriptions in the Network Tools section,
required arguments are enclosed in square brackets, [ ].
< >
In the format descriptions in the Network Tools section, optional arguments
are enclosed in angle brackets, < >.