Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Switch/Router Creating a File Name for the Text Buffer, Creating a Text File from the Text Buffer

Editing Text Files
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Creating a File Name for the Text Buffer
If no file name has been created for the text buffer, the following message is displayed when-
ever the lb command is executed:
Work buffer is unnamed
Use the nb command to create a name for the text buffer. To use this command, enter nb,
followed by the name you wish to give the text buffer. For example, if you want to name the
buffer mpx.cmd, enter
nb mpx.cmd
at the system prompt. The following screen is displayed, showing the current working direc-
tory (/flash), followed by the new name for the text buffer (/mpx.cmd):
Work buffer name is: /flash/mpx.cmd
Creating a Text File from the Text Buffer
The wb command is used to create—or write—a text file from the text buffer. To use this
command, enter wb followed by the name of the output file. For example, if you want to
create the file switch.txt, enter
wb switch.txt
at the system prompt. The following screen is displayed:
Work buffer name is: /flash/switch.txt
Writing Changes to Existing Files
You can also use the wb command to overwrite changes to an existing file. For example, if
you want to overwrite changes to the file mpx.cmd, enter
wb mpx.cmd
at the system prompt. The following screen is displayed:
/flash/mpx.cmd exists in /flash. Overwrite it? (y)
Press <Enter> to create the text file from the text buffer. The computer will take a few seconds
as it overwrites the file, and the following information is displayed:
File system compaction in progress...
At the system prompt, enter the lb command to view the name of the buffer. Note that the
work buffer is now named /flash/mpx.cmd.