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Command-Line Interfaces
This chapter describes the CLIs you use to configure the Catalyst 4500 series switch. This chapter
includes the following major sections:
• Accessing the Switch CLI, page 2-2
• Performing Command-Line Processing, page 2-3
• Performing History Substitution, page 2-4
• About Cisco IOS Command Modes, page 2-4
• Getting a List of Commands and Syntax, page 2-5
• ROMMON Command-Line Interface, page 2-7
• Archiving Crashfiles Information, page 2-8
• Displaying a Crash Dump, page 2-8
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, look at the
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Command Reference, it is located in the larger Cisco
IOS library. Refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html
The following command changes only apply to Supervisor Engines 6-E and 6L-E:
• The verify and squeeze commands are not supported in the FAT file system.
• The rename command is supported in the FAT file system.
For Supervisor Engine 6-E and Supervisor Engine 6L-E the rename command has been added for
bootflash and slot0. For all other supervisor engines, the rename command is supported for
NVRAM devices only.
• The fsck command is supported for the slot0 device. It is not supported in the file systems on
supervisor engines other than Supervisor Engine 6-E and 6L-E.