Chapter 7 Managing Firmware and Configurations

Working with the Flash File System

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 in Table 7-2:

Table 7-2

Commands for Displaying Information About Files

 

 

 

Command

 

Description

 

 

dir [/all] [filesystem:][filename]

Displays a list of files on a file system.

 

 

show file systems

Displays more information about each of the files on a file system.

 

 

show file information file-url

Displays information about a specific file.

 

 

show file descriptors

Displays a list of open file descriptors. File descriptors are the internal representations

 

 

of open files. You can use this command to see if another user has a file open.

 

 

 

Changing Directories and Displaying the Working Directory

To change directories and display the working directory, follow these steps, beginning in privileged EXEC mode:

 

Command

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

dir filesystem:

Displays the directories on the specified file system.

 

 

For filesystem:, use flash: for the system board flash device.

Step 2

 

 

cd new_configs

Changes to the directory of interest.

 

 

The command example shows how to change to the directory named

 

 

new_configs.

Step 3

 

 

pwd

Displays the working directory.

 

 

 

Creating and Removing Directories

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to create and remove a directory:

Cisco 3200 Series Router Hardware Reference

 

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