Copying Files; Deleting Files - Cisco IE-3000-8TC Software Configuration Manual

Appendix B Working with the Cisco IOS File System, Configuration Files, and Software Images

Copying Files

To copy a file from a source to a destination, use the copy source-url destination-url privileged EXEC
command. For the source and destination URLs, you can use running-config and startup-config
keyword shortcuts. For example, the copy running-config startup-config command saves the currently
running configuration file to the NVRAM section of flash memory to be used as the configuration during
system initialization.
You can also copy from special file systems (xmodem:, ymodem:) as the source for the file from a
network machine that uses the Xmodem or Ymodem protocol.
Network file system URLs include ftp:, rcp:, and tftp: and have these syntaxes:
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Local writable file systems include flash:.
Some invalid combinations of source and destination exist. Specifically, you cannot copy these
combinations:
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For specific examples of using the copy command with configuration files, see the
Configuration Files" section on page
To copy software images either by downloading a new version or by uploading the existing one, use the
archive download-sw or the archive upload-sw privileged EXEC command. For more information, see
the

Deleting Files

When you no longer need a file on a flash memory device, you can permanently delete it. To delete a file
or directory from a specified flash device, use the delete [/force] [/recursive] [filesystem:]/file-url
privileged EXEC command.
Use the /recursive keyword for deleting a directory and all subdirectories and the files contained in it.
Use the /force keyword to suppress the prompting that confirms a deletion of each file in the directory.
You are prompted only once at the beginning of this deletion process. Use the /force and /recursive
keywords for deleting old software images that were installed by using the archive download-sw
command but are no longer needed.
If you omit the filesystem: option, the switch uses the default device specified by the cd command. For
file-url, you specify the path (directory) and the name of the file to be deleted.
When you attempt to delete any files, the system prompts you to confirm the deletion.
Caution When files are deleted, their contents cannot be recovered.
This example shows how to delete the file myconfig from the default flash memory device:
Switch# delete myconfig
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FTP—ftp:[[//username [:password]@location]/directory]/filename
RCP—rcp:[[//username@location]/directory]/filename
TFTP—tftp:[[//location]/directory]/filename
From a running configuration to a running configuration
From a startup configuration to a startup configuration
From a device to the same device (for example, the copy flash: flash: command is invalid)
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