already contain a configuration file with the same name. Similarly, before copying a flash configuration file
to another location, you might want to verify its filename for use in another command. To display information
about files on a file system, use one of the privileged EXEC commands listed in the following table.
Table 15: Commands for Displaying Information About Files
DescriptionCommand
Displays a list of files on a file system.dir [/all]
[filesystem:filename]
Displays more information about each of the files on a file system.show file systems
Displays information about a specific file.show file information
file-url
Displays a list of open file descriptors. File descriptors are the internal
representations of open files. You can use this command to see if another user
has a file open.
show file descriptors
For example, to display a list of all files in a file system, use the dir privileged EXEC command:
Device# dir flash:
DDirectory of bootflash:/
616513 drwx 4096 Jul 15 2015 07:11:35 +00:00 .installer
608402 -rw- 33818 Sep 25 2015 11:41:35 +00:00 bootloader_evt_handle.log
608403 drwx 4096 Feb 27 2017 13:56:47 +00:00 .ssh
608410 -rw- 0 Jun 5 2015 10:16:17 +00:00 dc_stats.txt
608411 drwx 20480 Sep 23 2015 11:50:13 +00:00 core
624625 drwx 4096 Sep 23 2015 12:29:27 +00:00 .prst_sync
640849 drwx 4096 Feb 27 2017 13:57:30 +00:00 .rollback_timer
608412 drwx 4096 Jun 17 2015 18:12:47 +00:00 orch_test_logs
608413 -rw- 33554432 Sep 25 2015 11:43:15 +00:00 nvram_config
608417 -rw- 35 Sep 25 2015 20:17:42 +00:00 pnp-tech-time
608439 -rw- 214054 Sep 25 2015 20:17:48 +00:00 pnp-tech-discovery-summary
608419 drwx 4096 Jul 23 2015 07:50:25 +00:00 util
616514 drwx 4096 Mar 18 2015 11:09:04 +00:00 onep
608442 -rw- 556 Mar 18 2015 11:19:34 +00:00 vlan.dat
608448 -rw- 1131779 Mar 28 2015 13:13:48 +00:00 log.txt
616516 drwx 4096 Apr 1 2015 09:34:56 +00:00 gs_script
616517 drwx 4096 Apr 6 2015 09:42:38 +00:00 tools
608440 -rw- 252 Sep 25 2015 11:41:52 +00:00 boothelper.log
624626 drwx 4096 Apr 17 2015 06:10:55 +00:00 SD_AVC_AUTO_CONFIG
608488 -rw- 98869 Sep 25 2015 11:42:15 +00:00 memleak.tcl
608437 -rwx 17866 Jul 16 2015 04:01:10 +00:00 ardbeg_x86
632745 drwx 4096 Aug 20 2015 11:35:09 +00:00 CRDU
632746 drwx 4096 Sep 16 2015 08:57:44 +00:00 ardmore
608418 -rw- 1595361 Jul 8 2015 11:18:33 +00:00
system-report_RP_0_20150708-111832-UTC.tar.gz
608491 -rw- 67587176 Aug 12 2015 05:30:35 +00:00 mcln_x86_kernel_20170628.SSA
608492 -rwx 74880100 Aug 12 2015 05:30:57 +00:00 stardust.x86.idprom.0718B
11250098176 bytes total (9128050688 bytes free)
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