Cat - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Command Reference Manual

cat

cat
Use the cat boot loader command to display the contents of one or more files.
Syntax Description
filesystem:
/file-url
Command Modes Boot loader
Command History Release
12.1(11)YJ
Usage Guidelines Filenames and directory names are case sensitive.
If you specify a list of files, the contents of each file appear sequentially.
Examples This example shows how to display the contents of config.text in flash memory:
Switch: cat flash:/config.text
!
version 12.1
no service pad
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
service internal
!
hostname corp-bigboy
!
!
username admin privilege 15 password 0 cisco
!
<output truncated>
Related Commands Command
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type
Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
B-4
cat filesystem:/file-url ...
Alias for a flash file system. Use flash: for the system board flash device.
Path (directory) and name of the files to display. Separate each filename with a space.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays the contents of one or more files.
Displays the contents of one or more files.
Appendix B Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Switch Boot Loader Commands
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