6.4.1 Command list

The following table lists the commands used to edit and operate the configuration.

Table 6-1: List of configuration commands
Command name	Description
end	Ends configuration command mode and returns you to administrator mode.
quit (exit)	Returns to the previous mode. If you are editing a configuration in global configuration mode, the command ends configuration command mode and returns you to administrator mode.
save (write)	Saves the edited configuration as the startup configuration.
show	Shows the configuration being edited.
status	Shows the status of the configuration being edited.
top	Returns you from a level-2 or level-3 configuration command mode to global configuration mode (level 1).

The following table lists the operation commands related to editing and operating the configuration.

Table 6-2: List of operation commands
Command name	Description
show running-config	Display the running configuration.
show startup-config	Shows the startup configuration.
copy	Copies a configuration.
erase configuration	Resets a running configuration to the defaults.
erase startup-config	Restores the contents of the startup-config file to the state at the time of initial installation.
show file	Shows the contents and line numbers of a local or remote server file.
cd	Changes the directory.
pwd	Shows the path to the current directory.
ls	Lists files and directories.
dir	Lists recoverably deleted files used by the Switch.
cat	Shows the contents of a specified file.
cp	Copies a file.
mkdir	Creates a new directory.
mv	Moves or renames a file.
rm	Deletes a specified file.
rmdir	Deletes a specified directory.
delete	Recoverably deletes files used by the Switch.
undelete	Restores recoverably deleted files used by the Switch.
squeeze	Completely erases files used by the Switch that have been recoverably deleted.