Display Buffers - Digi ConnectPort LTS8 Command Reference Manual

Command descriptions

display buffers

Purpose
Displays the contents of a port buffer, or transfers the contents of a port buffer to a server running
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP). Port buffering is enabled by the "set buffer" command (see "set
buffer"). Contents are displayed in log form.
Required permissions
For products with two or more users, permissions must be set to one of the following:
For a user to display the contents of a port buffer for the line on which they are logged in: "set
n
permissions buffers=r-self" or higher.
For a user to display the contents of a port buffer for any line: "set permissions buffers=read"
n
or higher.
See "set permissions" for details on setting user permissions for commands.
Syntax
display buffers [port= range ]
[lines= number ][tail= number ]
[tftp= server : filename }]
Options
port=range
The port or ports to which the command applies. Optional on a single-port device.
lines=number
The number of lines of data to display at a time when the "screen" option is specified. Use 0 to
indicate continuous flow.
tail=number
The total number of lines in the buffer to be displayed. The number is calculated from the end of the
buffer counting back.
tftp=server:filename
server
The IP address or DNS name of a server running TFTP to which buffer information
should be transferred.
filename
The name to use for the file that will be transferred to the TFTP server. If the "port"
option specifies more than one port, one file will be transferred for each port. The
filename for each port will be "filename_n," where n is the port number.
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