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Nortel Secure Router 8012
Hardware Description About this document
Issue 5.3 (6 April 2009)
Nortel Networks Inc.
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Convention Description
Boldface
Names of files, directories, folders, and users are in
boldface. For example, log on as the user root.
Italic Book titles are in italics.
Courier New
Terminal display is in Courier New font.
Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface
The keywords of a command line are in boldface.
Italic Command arguments are in italics.
[ ] Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ] are
optional.
{ x | y | ... } Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by
vertical bars. You select one item.
[ x | y | ... ] Optional alternative items are grouped in square brackets
and separated by vertical bars. You select one item or no
item.
{ x | y | ... } * Alternative items are grouped in braces and separated by
vertical bars. You can select a minimum of one item or a
maximum of all items.
&<1-n>
The parameter before the ampersand sign (&) can be
repeated 1 to n times.
# A line starting with the number sign (#) contains comments.
GUI conventions
Convention Description
Boldface
Buttons, menus, parameters, tabs, windows, and dialog box
titles are in boldface. For example, click OK.
> Multilevel menus are in boldface and separated by the
right-angled bracket sign (>). For example, choose File >
Create > Folder.