Value
Field
Alias for file system.
crashinfo:
—Crashinfo file.
flash:
—Flash file system.
ftp:
—FTP server.
http:
—HTTP server.
https:
—Secure HTTP server.
nvram:
—NVRAM.
null:
—Null destination for copies. You can copy a remote file to null
to find its size.
rcp:
—Remote Copy Protocol (RCP) server.
scp:
—Session Control Protocol (SCP) server.
system:
—Contains the system memory, including the running
configuration.
tftp:
—TFTP network server.
usbflash0:
—USB flash memory.
ymodem:
—Obtain the file from a network machine by using the
Ymodem protocol.
Prefixes
Setting the Default File System
You can specify the file system or directory that the system uses as the default file system by using the
cd
filesystem:
privileged EXEC command. You can set the default file system to omit the
filesystem:
argument
from related commands. For example, for all privileged EXEC commands that have the optional
filesystem:
argument, the system uses the file system specified by the
cd
command.
By default, the default file system is
flash:
.
You can display the current default file system as specified by the
cd
command by using the
pwd
privileged
EXEC command.
Displaying Information About Files on a File System
You can view a list of the contents of a file system before manipulating its contents. For example, before
copying a new configuration file to flash memory, you might want to verify that the file system does not
already contain a configuration file with the same name. Similarly, before copying a flash configuration file
to another location, you might want to verify its filename for use in another command. To display information
about files on a file system, use one of the privileged EXEC commands listed in the following table.
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Setting the Default File System