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Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Software Configuration Guide
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Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images
Working with the Flash File System
Setting the Default File System
You can specify the file system or directory that the system uses as the default file system by using the
cd filesystem: privileged EXEC command. You can set the default file system to omit the filesystem:
argument from related commands. For example, for all privileged EXEC commands that have the
optional filesystem: argument, the system uses the file system specified by the cd command.
By default, the default file system is fla
sh:.
You can display the current default f
ile 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.
Type Type of file system.
flash—Th
e file system is for a flash memory device.
nvram—
The file system is for a NVRAM device.
opaque—The f
ile system is a locally generated pseudo file system (for example, the system) or a download
interface, such as brimux.
unknown—The f
ile system is an unknown type.
Flags Permission for file system.
ro—
read-only.
rw—re
ad/write.\
wo—wri
te-only.
Prefixes Alias for file system.
flash:—F
lash file system.
nvram:—NVR
AM.
null:—N
ull destination for copies. You can copy a remote file to null to find its size.
rcp:—
Remote Copy Protocol (RCP) network server.
system:—
Contains the system memory, including the running configuration.
tftp:—TFTP net
work server.
xmodem:—Ob
tain the file from a network machine by using the Xmodem protocol.
ymodem:—Ob
tain the file from a network machine by using the Ymodem protocol.
Table B-1 show file systems Field Descriptions (continued)
Field Value