Cat - Cisco Catalyst 3550 Command Reference Manual

Appendix A Boot Loader Commands

cat

Use the cat boot loader command to display the contents of one or more files.
Syntax Description
filesystem:
/file-url
Command Modes Boot loader
Command History Release
12.1(4)EA1
Usage Guidelines
Filenames and directory names are case sensitive.
If you specify a list of files, the contents of each file appears sequentially.
Examples
This example shows how to display the contents of two files:
switch: cat flash:/new-images/info flash:env_vars
version_suffix: i5q3l2-121-4.EA1
version_directory: c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-4.EA1
image_name: c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-4.EA1.bin
ios_image_file_size: 3049472
total_image_file_size: 4551168
image_feature: LAYER_3|MIN_DRAM_MEG=64
image_family: C3550
info_end:
BAUD=57600
MANUAL_BOOT=no
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cat filesystem:/file-url ...
Alias for a Flash file system. Use flash: for the system board Flash device.
Path (directory) and name of the files to display. Separate each filename with a space.
Modification
This command was first introduced.
Description
Displays the contents of one or more files.
Displays the contents of one or more files.
Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Command Reference
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