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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 1 CLI Overview
Using the File System
Copying Files
The
copy
command copies a file.
This example copies the file called samplefile from the external CompactFlash (slot0) directory to the
mystorage directory.
switch#
copy slot0:samplefile slot0:mystorage/samplefile
This example copies a file from the current directory level.
switch#
copy samplefile mystorage/samplefile
If the current directory is slot0:mydir, this command copies slot0:mydir/samplefile to
slot0:mydir/mystorage/samplefile.
You can also use the
copy
command to upload and download files from the slot0: or
bootflash: file system to or from a FTP, TFTP, SFTP, or SCP server.
Refer to the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
for further information.
Deleting Files
The
delete
command deletes a specified file or the specified directory and all its contents. Refer to the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
for further information.
This example shows how to delete a file from the bootflash: directory (assuming you are already in the
bootflash: directory):
switch#
delete dns_config.cfg
This example shows how to delete a file from an external CompactFlash (slot0):
switch#
delete slot0:dns_config.cfg
This example deletes the entire
my-dir
directory and all its contents:
switch#
delete bootflash:my-dir
Caution
If you specify a directory, the
delete
command deletes the entire directory and all its contents.
Displaying File Contents
The
show file
command displays the contents of a specified file in the file system.
The syntax for this command is
show file
file_name
This example displays the contents of the test file that resides in the slot0 directory.
switch#
show file slot0:test
config t
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no shut
end
show int
This example displays the contents of a file residing in the current directory.
switch#
show file myfile
