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File and Directory Management Managing System Files
page 2-16 OmniSwitch 6600 Family Switch Management Guide April 2006
Change File Attribute and Permissions
The chmod and attrib commands have the same function and use the same syntax. Use these commands
to change read-write privileges for the specified file. The following syntax sets the privilege for the
config1.txt file to read-write. In this example, the user’s current directory is the /flash file directory.
Note. You must have read-write privileges to a file to change that file’s privileges.
To set the permission for the config1.txt file to read-only, use the following syntax.
-> chmod -w /flash/config1.txt
To set the permission for the config1.txt file to read/write, use the following syntax.
-> chmod +w /flash/config1.txt
Delete an Existing File
The delete command deletes an existing file. If you use the delete command from the directory containing
the file, you do not need to specify a path. If you are in another directory, you must specify the path and
name for the file being deleted. The user of this command must have write privileges for any file being
deleted.
-> delete /flash/config.txt
Managing Files on Non-Primary Switches
You can copy a file from a non-primary switch to the primary switch in a stack with the rcp command. To
use this command enter rcp followed the slot number of the non primary switch, the path and file name of
the source file on the non-primary switch, and the destination file name on the primary switch.
For example, to copy the boot.params file the /flash directory on Switch 4 in a stack to the primary
switch and name it boot.params.bak enter:
-> rcp 4 /flash/boot.params boot.params.bak
To delete a file on a non-primary switch use the rrm command. To use this command enter rrm followed
by the slot number of the non-primary switch and the path and file name of the file on the non-primary
switch to be deleted.
For example, to delete the boot.params file in the /flash directory on Switch 4 enter:
-> rrm 4 /flash/boot.params
To list the directory contents of a non-primary switch use the rls command by entering rls followed by the
slot number of the non-primary switch and the path name of the directory you want to display. (As an
option, you can also specify a specific file name to be displayed.)
For example, to display the contents of the /working directory on Switch 4 enter:
-> rls 4 /working