Deleting An Existing Directory; Moving Files; Copying Files - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

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This example creates a directory called test in the slot0 directory.

switch# mkdir slot0:test

This example creates a directory called test at the current directory level.

switch# mkdir test

If the current directory is slot0:mydir, this command creates a directory called

slot0:mydir/test.

Deleting an Existing Directory

The rmdir command deletes an existing directory at the current directory level or at a specified directory

level. The directory must be empty to be deleted.

The syntax for this command is rmdir directory name

This example deletes the directory called test in the slot0 directory.

switch# rmdir slot0:test

This example deletes the directory called test at the current directory level.

switch# rmdir test

If the current directory is slot0:mydir, this command deletes the slot0:mydir/test

The move command removes a file from the source directory and places it in the destination directory.

If a file with the same name already exists in the destination directory, that file is overwritten by the

This example moves the file called samplefile from the slot0 directory to the mystorage directory.

switch# move slot0:samplefile slot0:mystorage/samplefile

This example moves a file from the current directory level.

switch# move samplefile mystorage/samplefile

If the current directory is slot0:mydir, this command moves slot0:mydir/samplefile to

slot0:mydir/mystorage/samplefile.

The copy command copies a file.

This example copies the file called samplefile from the external CompactFlash (slot0) directory to the

mystorage directory.

switch# copy slot0:samplefile slot0:mystorage/samplefile

This example copies a file from the current directory level.

switch# copy samplefile mystorage/samplefile

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