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Chapter 1: About this Guide.........................................................................................................40
Objectives........................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Audience.............................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Conventions........................................................................................................................................................................40
Information Icons............................................................................................................................................................... 41
Chapter 2: CLI Basics.................................................................................................................. 42
Accessing the Command Line........................................................................................................................................ 42
Multiple Configuration Users.......................................................................................................................................... 42
Obtaining Help....................................................................................................................................................................43
Navigating the CLI............................................................................................................................................................ 44
Using the no Command................................................................................................................................................... 45
Filtering show Commands............................................................................................................................................... 45
Enabling Software Features on Devices Using a Command Option..................................................................... 46
feature vrf..................................................................................................................................................................... 46
show feature.................................................................................................................................................................47
Command Modes...............................................................................................................................................................47
Chapter 3: File Management........................................................................................................56
boot-access password..................................................................................................................................................... 56
boot system........................................................................................................................................................................ 57
cd.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
copy...................................................................................................................................................................................... 59
delete....................................................................................................................................................................................62
dir.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
format.................................................................................................................................................................................. 64
fsck flash............................................................................................................................................................................. 64
generate hash.................................................................................................................................................................... 65
mkdir.....................................................................................................................................................................................66
mount nfs............................................................................................................................................................................ 66
rmdir..................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
upgrade system................................................................................................................................................................. 68
rename................................................................................................................................................................................. 70
root-access password.......................................................................................................................................................71
restore factory-defaults................................................................................................................................................... 71
show boot system............................................................................................................................................................. 74
show bootvar......................................................................................................................................................................75
show file-systems..............................................................................................................................................................75
show os-version................................................................................................................................................................. 77
show running-config......................................................................................................................................................... 77
show startup-config.......................................................................................................................................................... 81
show version.......................................................................................................................................................................82
upgrade................................................................................................................................................................................ 83
verified boot....................................................................................................................................................................... 85
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