Working with the Cisco IOS File System,
Configuration Files, and Software Images
This appendix describes how to manipulate the Cisco ME 3800X and ME 3600X switch flash file
system, how to copy configuration files, and how to archive (upload and download) software images to
a switch.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the switch
Note
command reference for this release and the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command
Reference, Release 12.2.
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Working with the Flash File System
The flash file system is a single flash device on which you can store files. It also provides several
commands to help you manage software image and configuration files. The default flash file system on
the switch is named flash:.
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Working with the Flash File System, page B-1
Working with Configuration Files, page B-8
Working with Software Images, page B-23
Displaying Available File Systems, page B-2
Setting the Default File System, page B-3
Displaying Information about Files on a File System, page B-3
Creating and Removing Directories, page B-4
Copying Files, page B-4
Deleting Files, page B-5
Creating, Displaying, and Extracting tar Files, page B-6
Displaying the Contents of a File, page B-8
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