CLI Guide

copy
Copy one file to another location. The Dell Networking OS supports IPv4 addressing for FTP, TFTP, and
SCP (in the hostip field).
Syntax
copy source-file-url destination-file-url
Parameters
file-url Enter the following location keywords and information:
• To copy a file from the internal FLASH, enter flash://
then the filename.
• To copy the running configuration, enter the keywords
running-config.
• To copy the startup configuration, enter the keywords
startup-config.
• To copy a file on the external FLASH, enter
usbflash:// then the filename.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes All Modes
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage Information
The Dell Networking OS supports a maximum of 100 files, at the root directory
level, on both the internal and external Flash.
The usbflash commands are supported. For a list of approved USB vendors, refer
to the Dell Networking OS Release Notes.
When copying a file to a remote location (for example, using Secure Copy [SCP]),
enter only the keywords and Dell Networking OS prompts you for the rest of the
information.
NOTE: Dell Networking OS imposes a length limit on the password you create
for performing the secure copy operation. Your password can be no longer
than 32 characters.
For example, when using SCP, you can enter the copy running-config scp:
command. The running-config is the source and the target is specified in the
ensuing prompts. Dell Networking OS prompts you to enter any required
information, as needed for the named destination — remote destination,
destination filename, user ID and password, and so forth.
When you use the copy running-config startup-config command to copy
the running configuration (the startup configuration file amended by any
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