Allied Telesis 2.6.1 manual Using Scripts, Example output from the Show File command

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extensions of 3 characters. For example, the file extralongfilenam.cfg may be saved as extral~1.cfg in the FLASH File System. Therefore, files can be accessed via two file names, either of which can be used for file management.

A translation table, named longname.lfn, converts file names between DOS

16.3format and DOS 8.3 format. To reconcile file names the switch consults the translation table which is synchronised with file contents in memory. For more information about working with files see the Working With Files section, Operation chapter, AT-8800 Series Switch Software Reference.

To display the files in FLASH, enter the command:

SHOW FILE

Figure 10: Example output from the SHOW FILE command.

FilenameDevice Size CreatedLocks

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

28-72.pat	flash	111764	05-May-1997 12:41:42		0
28-74ang.rel	flash	2013756	09-May-1997 15:58:55		0
28f72-06.pat	flash	123268	18-Apr-1997	15:58:16	0
release.lic	flash	32	08-May-1997	16:43:49	0
test.cfg	flash	1698	09-May-1997	10:39:42	0
sixteenalongfile.scp	flash	24	30-May-1997	15:10:12	0

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Locks field indicates the number of concurrent software processes using the file.

The switch automatically compacts FLASH memory when a maximum threshold of deleted files is reached. Compaction frees space for new files by discarding garbage. A message will appear when FLASH compaction is activated. Another message appears when FLASH compaction is complete.

While FLASH is compacting, do not restart the switch or use any commands that affect the FLASH file subsystem. Do not restart the switch, or create, edit, load, rename or delete any files until a message confirms that FLASH file compaction is completed. Interrupting flash compaction may result in damage to files.

Using Scripts

When you start or restart the switch, or when it automatically restarts, it executes the configuration commands in the boot script. A boot script is a text file containing a sequence of standard commands that the switch executes at startup. The default boot script is called boot.cfg. Commands run from a boot script are limited to 128 characters.

The commands you enter into the switch from the command line affect only the dynamic configuration in RAM, which is not retained over a power cycle. The switch does not automatically store these changes in FLASH memory. When the switch is restarted, it loads the configuration defined by the boot script, or if the switch was restarted using the RESTART command, any script file specified in the RESTART command.

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