CLI Commands

Command: copy

To copy any file from a source to a destination, use the copy Privileged EXEC command. copy source-urldestination-url

Syntax Description

source-url— The location URL or reserved keyword of the source file to be copied.

destination-url— The destination URL or reserved keyword of the destination file.

Parameters Range

source-url— 1 - 160 characters

destination-url— 1 - 160 characters

The following table shows keywords and URL prefixes:

Table A-1. Source and Destination Keywords

Keyword

Source or Destination

 

 

image

If source file, represent the active image file. If destination file, represent the non-

 

active image file.

boot

Boot file.

tftp:

Source or destination URL for a TFTP network server. The syntax for this alias is

 

tftp://host/[directory]/filename. The host can be IPv4 address. An out-of-band IP

 

address can be specified as described in the usage guidelines.

xmodem:

Source for the file from a serial connection that uses the Xmodem protocol.

null:

Null destination for copies or files. You can copy a remote file to null to determine

 

its size.

 

 

Command Mode

Privileged EXEC

Usage Guidelines

The location of a file system dictates the format of the source or destination URL.

The entire copying process may take several minutes and differs from protocol to protocol and from network to network.

If the egress interface is not specified, the default interface will be selected. Specifying interface zone=0 is equal to not defining an egress interface.

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