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Table 2-3. CLI Command Notation Conventions
Interface Naming Conventions
The conventions for naming interfaces in CLI commands are as follows:
Ethernet Interfaces
Individual Ethernet interfaces (Gigabit Ethernet, Ten Gigabit Ethernet, and
Forty Gigabit Ethernet) are identified in the CLI by the variable
unit/slot/port, where:
• <Interface Type> Unit#/Slot#/Port# — Identifies a specific interface by
the interface type tag followed by the Unit# followed by a / symbol, then
the Slot# followed by a / symbol, and then the Port#. For example,
Convention Example Description
[ ] square
brackets
[value] In a command line, square brackets indicate
an optional parameter that one can enter in
place of the brackets and text inside them.
{ } curly braces {choice1|choice2} In a command line inclusive brackets
indicate a selection of compulsory
parameters separated by the
| character.
One option must be selected. For example:
flowcontrol
{auto | on | off} means that
for the flowcontrol command either auto,
on or off must be selected.
| vertical bars choice1|choice2 Separates the mutually exclusive choices.
[{}] braces
within square
brackets
[{choice1|choice2}] Indicates a choice within an optional
element.
Italic Indicates a variable.
<Enter> Any individual key on the keyboard.
<Ctrl>+<F4> Any combination of keys pressed
simultaneously on the keyboard.
Screen Display Indicates system messages and prompts
appearing on the console.
all Indicates a literal parameter, entered into
the command as it is.