File and Directory Management

Managing System Files

 

 

 

 

Directory Commands

The directory commands are applied to the switch file system and to files contained within the file system. When you first enter the flash directory, your login is located at the top of the directory tree. You may navigate within this directory by using the pwd and cd commands (discussed below). The location of your login within the directory structure is called your current directory. You need to observe your login location because when you issue a command, that command applies only to directories and files in your current directory unless another path is specified.

The following drawing is a logical representation of the file directory shown in the illustration on page 2-5.

Flash Directory

Certified Directory

Working Directory

Network Directory

(Files)

 

 

 

 

 

 

boot.params

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Files)

(Files)

(File)

cs_system.pmd

boot.slot.cfg

Hsecu.img

 

 

policy.cfg

Hweb.imb

boot.cfg.1.err

 

 

Hos.img

Hsecu.img

 

 

swlog.1.log

H12eth.img

H12eth.img

 

 

swlog2.log

Hrelease.img

Hbase.img

 

 

 

boot.cfg

boot.cfg

 

 

 

Sample Switch Directory Tree

Determining Your Location in the File Structure

Use the pwd command to display the path to your current directory. When you first log into the switch, your current directory is the flash directory. If you enter the pwd command, the following will display.

-> pwd /flash

->

The display shows the name of the current directory and its path. If your current directory is the certified directory and you enter the pwd command, the following will display.

-> pwd /flash/certified

->

The display shows the path to your current directory.

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