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Saving show tech Command Output to a Text File

When you enter the show tech command, a summary of switch operational data is sent to your terminal emulator. You can use your terminal emulator’s text capture features to save the show tech data to a text file for viewing, printing, or sending to an associate to diagnose a problem.

For example, if your terminal emulator is the Hyperterminal application available with Microsoft® Windows® software, you can copy the show tech output to a file and then use either Microsoft Word or Notepad to display the data. (In this case, Microsoft Word provides the data in an easier-to-read format.)

The following example uses the Microsoft Windows terminal emulator. If you are using a different terminal emulator application, refer to the documentation provided with the application.

To save show tech command output from your terminal emulator to a text file, follow these steps:

1.In Hyperterminal, click on Transfer Capture Text...

Figure C-18. Capture Text window of the Hyperterminal Application

2.In the File field, enter the path and file name in which you want to store the show tech output.

Figure C-19. Entering a Path and Filename for Saving show tech Output

3.Click [Start] to create and open the text file.

4.From the global configuration context, enter the show tech command:

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