Command Syntax Conventions; Notes, Cautions, And Warnings - Dell PowerEdge M420 Administrator's Manual

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive. The ficonCupSet and ficonCupShow commands are an exception to this convention.

Command syntax conventions

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
command
option, option
--
argument, arg
-
[ ]
variable
...
value
|

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices appear in this document.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related
information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
x
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
text Identifies CLI output
code
Identifies syntax examples
Commands are printed in bold.
Command options are printed in bold.
Arguments.
Optional element.
Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
enclosed in angled brackets < >.
Repeat the previous element, for example "member[;member...]"
Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,
show WWN
--
Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example: show mode egress | ingress
-- -
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