Using the Command Line Interface
Command Conventions
Command Conventions
Cisco Small Business 200E Series Advanced Smart Switch Command Reference
In this document the command elements include command key words and
parameters. Key words are entered as shown in the command. Parameters are
shown in italics and represent variable text. You must replace the parameter name
with an appropriate value, which might be an alphabetic, numeric, or alphanumeric
value. Parameters are order-dependent.
Keywords and parameters could be mandatory or optional, and might be one of
several choices. The following table describes the conventions this document
uses to distinguish command elements.
Symbol
No brackets
[ ] square brackets
Examples
spanning-tree
ip-address
[encrypted]
[ip-address]
[level 0-100]
Description
Mandatory parameter that is not in
italics. The command element is a
keyword. Enter it as shown.
When in italics, the command
element is a variable (placeholder
text). Enter your own text to replace
it.
A parameter in italics is a variable
(placeholder text). Enter the
command, replacing the variable in
the command with a value. For
example, the
ip-address
be replaced by
192.168.10.254
Optional parameter entered as
show.
Optional variable that can be
replaced by a value.
Optional parameter with a range of
values.
1
variable might
.
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