Administrator Guide

Command
History
Version Description
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Example
Dell#dir
Directory of flash:
1 drwx 4096 Jan 01 1980 00:00:00 +00:00 .
2 drwx 2048 Mar 06 2010 00:36:21 +00:00 ..
3 drwx 4096 Feb 25 2010 23:32:50 +00:00 TRACE_LOG_DIR
4 drwx 4096 Feb 25 2010 23:32:50 +00:00 CORE_DUMP_DIR
5 d--- 4096 Feb 25 2010 23:32:50 +00:00 ADMIN_DIR
6 -rwx 720969768 Mar 05 2010 03:25:40 +00:00 6gb
7 -rwx 4260 Mar 03 2010 22:04:50 +00:00 prem-23-5-12
8 -rwx 31969685 Mar 05 2010 17:56:26 +00:00
DellS-XL-8-3-16-148.bin
9 -rwx 3951 Mar 06 2010 00:36:18 +00:00 startup-config
flash: 2143281152 bytes total (1389801472 bytes free)
Dell#
Related
Commands
cd — Changes the working directory.
format flash
Erase all existing files and reformat the filesystem in the internal flash memory. After the filesystem is formatted, files cannot be
restored.
Syntax
format {flash: | usbflash:}
Defaults flash memory
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Supported Modes All Modes
Command
History
Version Description
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage
Information
You must include the colon (:) when entering this command.
CAUTION: This command deletes all files, including the startup configuration file. So, after
executing this command, consider saving the running config as the startup config (use the
write memory command or copy run start command).
Related
Commands
copy – copies the current configuration to either the startup-configuration file or the terminal.
show file – displays the contents of a text file in the local filesystem.
show file-systems – displays information about the file systems on the system.
HTTP Copy via CLI
Copy one file to another location. Dell Networking OS supports IPv4 and IPv6 addressing for FTP, TFTP, and SCP (in the hostip
field).
Syntax
copy http://10.16.206.77/sample_file flash://sample_filecopy flash://
sample_file http://10.16.206.77/sample_file
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