Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
copy
Command Default The default name for the destination file is the source filename.
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines The copy command allows you to copy a file (such as a system image or configuration file) from one
location to another location. The source and destination for the file is specified using a Cisco NX-OS
file system URL, which allows you to specify a local or remote file location. The file system being used
(such as a local memory source or a remote server) determines the syntax used in the command.
sftp: Source or destination URL for an SSH FTP (SFTP) network server. The
syntax for this alias is as follows:
sftp:[//[username@]server][/path]/filename
tftp: Source or destination URL for a TFTP network server. The syntax for this
alias is as follows:
tftp:[//server[:port]][/path]/filename
Table 1-3 URL Prefix Keywords for Special File Systems
Keyword Source or Destination
core: Local memory for core files. You can copy core files from the core file
system.
debug: Local memory for debug files. You can copy core files from the debug file
system.
log: Local memory for log files. You can copy log files from the log file system.
modflash: External memory for mod files. You can copy mod files from modflash file
system.
nvram: Local NVRAM. You can copy the startup configuration to or from the nvram
file system. The nvram file system is optional when referencing the
startup-config file in a command.
system: Local system memory. You can copy the running configuration to or from the
system file system. The system file system is optional when referencing the
running-config file in a command.
volatile: Local volatile memory. You can copy files to or from the volatile file system.
All files in the volatile memory are lost when the physical device reloads.
Table 1-2 URL Prefix Keywords for Remote File Systems (continued)
Keyword Source or Destination
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.