Displaying The Last Lines In A File; Redirecting Show Command Output To A File - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Configuration Manual

Displaying the Last Lines in a File

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
dir [filesystem:[//module/]directory]]
Example:
switch# dir bootflash:
Step 2 gzip [filesystem:[//module/][directory/] |
directory/]filename
Example:
switch# gzip show_tech
Step 3
gunzip [filesystem:[//module/][directory/] |
directory/]filename .gz
Example:
switch# gunzip show_tech.gz
Displaying the Last Lines in a File
You can display the last lines of a file.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. tail [filesystem:[//module/]][directory/]filename [lines]
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 tail [filesystem:[//module/]][directory/]filename [lines]
Example:
switch# tail ospf-gr.conf

Redirecting show Command Output to a File

You can redirect show command output to a file on bootflash:, slot0:, volatile:, or on a remote server.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. show-command > [filesystem:[//module/][directory] | [directory /]]filename
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Using the Device File Systems, Directories, and Files
Purpose
(Optional)
Displays the contents of the current directory. The file system
and directory name are case sensitive.
Compresses a file. After the file is compressed, it has a .gz
suffix.
Uncompresses a file. The file to uncompress must have the
.gz suffix. After the file is uncompressed, it does not have
the .gz suffix.
Purpose
Displays the last lines of a file. The default number of lines
is 10. The range is from 0 to 80 lines.
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