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display buffers

Chapter 2 Command Descriptions 61

display buffers

Device support This command is supported in PortServer TS Family devices.

Purpose Used to:

• Display the contents of a port buffer.

• Transfer the contents to a server running TFTP.

• Configure the screen parameters.

Required

permissions

Root privileges are required to use this command.

Syntax display buffers [range=range]

{screen [lines=number] [tail=number]|tftp=server:filename}

Options range=range

The port or ports to which the command applies.

screen

Displays the contents of the port buffer on the screen.

lines=number

The number of lines of data to display at a time when the screen option

is specified. Use 0 to indicate continuous flow.

tail=number

The total number of lines in the buffer to be displayed. The number is

calculated from the end of the buffer counting back.

tftp=server:filename

server

The IP address or DNS name of a server running TFTP to which buffer

information should be transferred.

filename

The name to use for the file that will be transferred to the TFTP server.

Examples

Display port buffering information on the screen

#> display buffers range=2 screen lines=32 tail=30

Output buffering information to a TFTP server

#> display buffers range=2 tftp=stambrose:port_ouput