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APPENDIX
BWorking with the Cisco IOS File System,
Configuration Files, and Software Images
This appendix describes how to manipulate the Cisco Systems Intelligent Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Module flash file system, how to copy configuration files, and how to archive (upload and download)
software images.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command
reference for this release and the Cisco IOS Configuration F undamentals Command Reference,
Release12.1.
This appendix consists of these sections:
•Working with the Flash File System, page B-1
•Working with Configuration Files, page B-8
•Working with Software Images, page B-19
Working with the Flash File System
The flash file system on your switch provides several commands to help you ma nage software image and
configuration files.
The flash file system is a single flash device on which you can store files. This flash device is called
flash:.
This section contains this information:
•Displaying Available File Systems, page B-2
•Setting the Default File System, page B-3
•Displaying Information about Files on a File System, page B-3
•Creating and Removing Directories, page B-4
•Copying Files, page B-5
•Deleting Files, page B-6
•Creating, Displaying, and Extracting tar Files, page B-6
•Displaying the Contents of a File, page B-8