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Managing files ······························································································································································· 73
Displaying file information ··································································································································· 74
Displaying the contents of a file··························································································································· 74
Renaming a file······················································································································································ 74
Copying a file························································································································································ 74
Moving a file·························································································································································· 74
Deleting/restoring a file ······································································································································· 75
Emptying the recycle bin ······································································································································ 75
Calculating the digest of a file····························································································································· 75
Managing directories ···················································································································································· 75
Displaying directory information ························································································································· 75
Displaying the current working directory············································································································ 76
Changing the current working directory············································································································· 76
Creating a directory·············································································································································· 76
Removing a directory············································································································································ 76
Managing storage media ············································································································································· 77
Performing batch operations········································································································································· 77
Setting the file system operation mode························································································································ 77
File system management examples ······························································································································ 78
Managing configuration files····································································································································79
Overview········································································································································································· 79
Configuration types··············································································································································· 79
Configuration file content organization and format·························································································· 80
Startup with a configuration file ·························································································································· 80
Saving the running configuration ································································································································· 80
Enabling configuration encryption ······················································································································ 80
Saving configuration by using different methods······························································································· 81
Using automatic configuration backup after a software upgrade ··································································· 82
Specifying a configuration file for the next startup····································································································· 82
Backing up the next-startup configuration file to a TFTP server················································································· 82
Restoring the next-startup configuration file from a TFTP server················································································ 83
Deleting the next-startup configuration file ·················································································································· 83
Displaying and maintaining configuration files ·········································································································· 84
Upgrading software···················································································································································85
Software upgrade methods··········································································································································· 85
Upgrading BootWare···················································································································································· 86
Upgrading system software ·········································································································································· 86
Installing hotfixes···························································································································································· 86
Basic concepts ······················································································································································· 87
Patch states····························································································································································· 87
Patch installation task list ······································································································································ 90
Installation prerequisites ······································································································································· 90
Installing and running a patch in one step ········································································································· 90
Installing a patch step by step ····························································································································· 91
Uninstalling a patch step by step························································································································· 92
Displaying and maintaining software upgrade ·········································································································· 93
Software upgrade examples········································································································································· 93
Upgrading the system software ··························································································································· 94
Installing patches ··················································································································································· 95
Dealing with password loss·······································································································································97
Disabling password recovery capability ············································································································ 97
Examining the state of password recovery capability······················································································· 98
Dealing with console login password loss when password recovery capability is enabled ························ 99