Cisco Systems 7401ASR Using the pwd Command, Using the dir Command, Using the format Command

Appendix C Using the CompactFlash Disk

Working with a CompactFlash Disk

•Number of FAT Sectors is the number of sectors used to track allocation of clusters to files.

•Sectors Per Cluster is the number of sectors contained in each cluster. (Files grow by a minimum of one cluster.)

•Number of Clusters is the total number of clusters available for use by files.

•Number of Data Sectors is the number of sectors available for files.

•Base Root Sector is the logical address of the first sector of the root directory.

•Base FAT Sector is the first sector in the File Allocation Table (FAT).

•Base Data Sector is the first sector available for use by files.

Using the pwd Command

You can verify your working directory by using the pwd command:

System# pwd

disk1:daily_dir/

System# cd ..

System# pwd

disk1:/

System#

Using the dir Command

To list the directory structure and contents of the CompactFlash Disk from which you are currently working, use the dir command with no arguments:

System# dir

Directory of disk0:/

1	drw-	0	Jul	25	1998	10:23:11	daily_dir
2	drw-	0	Jul	25	1998	10:28:37	access_lists

64755200 bytes total (64742912 bytes free) System#

Note that the size of the CompactFlash Disk is shown in the output of the dir command. (A 64-MB CompactFlash Disk is shown in this example.) You can also view the contents of other directories and file systems using specific optional arguments with the dir command. (See Table C-1.)

Using the format Command

To format a new CompactFlash Disk, use the format [disk0: ] command.

Note You must format a new CompactFlash Disk before you can use it. If you plan to use a CompactFlash Disk that was formatted and used on another type of system, see the “Compatibility Requirements” section on page C-3to determine if you need to reformat the CompactFlash Disk first.

Caution The formatting procedure erases all information on the CompactFlash Disk. To prevent the loss of important data that might be stored on a CompactFlash Disk, proceed carefully. If you want to save data that is currently on your CompactFlash Disk, copy the data to a TFTP server or to another CompactFlash

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