File Management; Filename Formats; Performing Directory Operations - HP 5800 Series Configuration Manual

File management

Files such as host software and configuration files that are necessary for the operation of the device are saved
in the storage media of the device. manage files on your device through these operations:
directory operations,
operations, Setting prompt
and Setting prompt

Filename formats

When you specify a file, you must enter the filename in one of the following formats.
Format
file-name
path/file-name
drive:/[path]/
file-name

Performing directory operations

Create or remove a directory, display the current working directory, the specified directory, file information,
and so on.
Performing file operations,
modes, Setting prompt
modes.
Description
Specifies a file in the current working
directory.
Specifies a file in the specified folder
in the current working directory. path
represents the folder name. Specify
multiple folders, indicating a file
under a multi-level folder.
Specifies a file in the specified
storage medium on the device. drive
represents the storage medium
name. The storage medium on the
master is usually flash; the storage
medium on a subordinate is usually
slotX#flash, where X represents the
member ID of the subordinate, for
example slot2#flash. To view the
correspondence between a device
and its member ID, use display irf.
Performing batch operations,
modes, Setting prompt
Length Example
a.cfg indicates a file named a.cfg in
the current working directory. If the
current working directory is on the
1 to 91 master, a.cfg represents file a.cfg on
characters the master; if the current working
directory is on a subordinate, a.cfg
represents file a.cfg on the
subordinate.
test/a.cfg indicates a file named
1 to 135
a.cfg in the test folder in the current
characters
working directory.
flash:/test/a.cfg indicates a file
named a.cfg in the test folder in the
root directory of the flash memory on
the master.
1 to 135
To read and write the a.cfg file in the
characters
root directory of the flash on a
subordinate (with the member ID 2),
enter slot2#flash:/a.cfg for the
filename.
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Performing
Performing storage media
modes, Setting prompt modes,