Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000436-01, June 2007)

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Document Conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notices formats.
TEXT FORMATTING
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used in this document are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies syntax examples
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 all lowercase. If
there are exceptions, this manual specifically notes those cases in which a command is case
sensitive.
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.
WARNING: A warning alerts you to potential danger to personnel.
KEY TERMS
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary.
CAUTION: A caution alerts you to potential damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.