Chapter 5
Managing the ACE Software
Listing the Files in a Directory
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When you create a new context, the ACE creates a new context directory in Flash
memory to store context-specific data such as startup- configuration files.
The ACE provides a number of useful commands to help you manage software
configuration and image and files.This section contains the following topics that
will help you to manage files on the ACE:
Listing the Files in a Directory
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Copying Files
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Uncompressing Files in the disk0: File System
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Untarring Files in the disk0: File System
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Creating a New Directory
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Deleting an Existing Directory
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Moving Files
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Deleting Files
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Displaying File Contents
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Saving show Command Output to a File
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To display the directory contents of a specified file system, use the dir command in
Exec mode. This command displays a detailed list of directories and files
contained within the specified file system on the ACE, including names, sizes, and
time created. You may optionally specify the name of a directory to list.
The syntax for this command is:
dir {core: | disk0:[directory/][filename] | image:[filename] |
volatile:[filename]}
The keywords and arguments are:
core:—Displays the contents of the core: file system.
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disk0:—Displays the contents of the disk0: file system.
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image:—Displays the contents of the image: file system.
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volatile:—Displays the contents of the volatile: file system.
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directory/—(Optional) Contents of the specified directory.
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Using the File System on the ACE
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