File System Management; File System Overview; Directory Operations - 3Com MSR 50 Series Configuration Manual

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File System
Management

File System Overview

Directory Operations

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ILE YSTEM
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ONFIGURATION
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A file name cannot be longer than 64 characters (including drive letter and a
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string terminator. If the drive letter is "CF: /", the file name can be at most
[ 64-1-4 ] = 59 characters in length; or, errors will occur in file operation.
Typically, the file name is recommended to be not more than 16 characters.
A file name cannot contain ASCII characters (ASCII>=128) or invisible
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characters (ASCII<33).
A filename cannot contain characters such as """, "'", "?", "", "Space", "*", "|",
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"<" "/", ":", ">" or "~".
." can be included in a filename, but it cannot be the first or the last character
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of the filename and there cannot be two consecutive "."s.
When configuring the file system management, go to these sections for
information you are interested in:
"File System Management Configuration" on page 2095
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"Configuration File Management" on page 2099
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"Displaying and Maintaining Device Configuration" on page 2104
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This section covers these topics:
"File System Overview" on page 2095
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"Directory Operations" on page 2095
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"File Operations" on page 2096
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"Storage Device Operations" on page 2097
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"File System Prompt Mode Setting" on page 2098
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"File System Operations Example" on page 2098
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A major function of the file system is to manage storage devices. It allows you to
perform operations such as directory create and delete, and file copy and display.
If an operation, delete or overwrite for example, may cause problems such as data
loss or corruption, the file system will ask you to confirm the operation by default.
Depending on the managed object, file system operations fall into
Operations" on page
Operations" on page
2098.
Directory operations include create, delete, display the current path, display
specified directory or file information as shown in the following table:
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ANAGEMENT
2095, "File Operations" on page
2097, and "File System Prompt Mode Setting" on page
"Directory
2096, "Storage Device