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Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 2950 and 2955 Cisco IOS Commands
show file
show file
Use the show file privileged EXEC command to display a list of open file descriptors, file information,
and file system information.
show file {descriptors | information {device:}filename | systems} [ | {begin | exclude |
include} expression]
Syntax Description
Command Modes Privileged EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines File descriptors are the internal representations of open files. You can use this command to see if another
user has a file open.
Expressions are case sensitive. For example, if you enter | exclude output, the lines that contain output
do not appear, but the lines that contain Output appear.
Examples This is an example of output from the show file descriptors command:
Switch# show file descriptors
File Descriptors:
FD Position Open PID Path
0 187392 0001 2 tftp://temp/hampton/c2950g.a
1 184320 030A 2 flash:c2950-i-m.a
Table 2-17 describes the fields in the show file descriptors command output.
descriptors Display a list of open file descriptors.
information Display file information.
device: Device containing the file. Valid devices include the switch flash memory.
filename Name of file.
systems Display file system information.
| begin (Optional) Display begins with the line that matches the specified expression.
| exclude (Optional) Display excludes lines that match the specified expression.
| include (Optional) Display includes lines that match the specified expression.
expression Expression in the output to use as a reference point.
Release Modification
12.0(5.2)WC(1) This command was introduced.
12.1(6)EA2 The descriptors and information keywords were added.