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Purpose Command or Action
• TFTP syntax:
tftp :[[// location ]/ directory ]/ -filename .
For flash: / file-url [ dir/file... ], specify the location on the local flash file system from
which the file is extracted. Use the dir/file... option to specify a list of files or
directories within the file to be extracted. If none are specified, all files and directories
are extracted.
Displays the contents of any readable file, including a file on a remote file system. more [ / ascii | / binary | / ebcdic ]
/ file-url
Step 4
Example:
switch# more
flash:/new-configs
Working with Configuration Files
Information on Configuration Files
Configuration files contain commands entered to customize the function of the Cisco IOS software. A way
to create a basic configuration file is to use the setup program or to enter the setup privileged EXEC command.
You can copy (download) configuration files from a TFTP, FTP, or RCP server to the running configuration
or startup configuration of the switch. You might want to perform this for one of these reasons:
• To restore a backed-up configuration file.
• To use the configuration file for another switch. For example, you might add another switch to your
network and want it to have a configuration similar to the original switch. By copying the file to the new
switch, you can change the relevant parts rather than recreating the whole file.
• To load the same configuration commands on all the switches in your network so that all the switches
have similar configurations.
You can copy (upload) configuration files from the switch to a file server by using TFTP, FTP, or RCP. You
might perform this task to back up a current configuration file to a server before changing its contents so that
you can later restore the original configuration file from the server.
The protocol you use depends on which type of server you are using. The FTP and RCP transport mechanisms
provide faster performance and more reliable delivery of data than TFTP. These improvements are possible
because FTP and RCP are built on and use the TCP/IP stack, which is connection-oriented.
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Working with Configuration Files