Command-line syntax key

• Applies to:

  ✅ Windows Server 2025, ✅ Windows Server 2022, ✅ Windows Server 2019, ✅ Windows Server 2016, ✅ Windows 11, ✅ Windows 10, ✅ Azure Local, versions 23H2 and 22H2

The following table describes the notation used to indicate command-line syntax.

Notation	Description
Text without brackets or braces	Items you must type as shown.
<Text inside angle brackets>	Placeholder for which you must supply a value.
[Text inside square brackets]	Optional items.
{Text inside braces}	Set of required items. You must choose one.
Vertical bar (|)	Separator for mutually exclusive items. You must choose one.
Ellipsis (…)	Items that can be repeated and used multiple times.