Reference v4.1.0 Instruction Manual

Network OS Command Reference 617

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rename

Renames a file in the switch flash memory.

Synopsis rename current_name new_name

Operands current_name The file name you want to change.

new_name The new file name.

Defaults None

Command Modes Privileged EXEC mode

Description Use this command to rename a user-generated file in the switch flash memory.

Usage Guidelines This command is supported only on the local switch.

System files cannot be renamed. If you try to rename a system file, a warning message is

displayed.

Examples To rename a file:

switch# rename myconfig.vcs myconfig.old

switch# dir

total 24

drwxr-xr-x 2 root sys 4096 Feb 13 00:39 .

drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jan 1 1970 ..

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 417 Oct 12 2010 myconfig.old

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 417 Oct 12 2010 defaultconfig.novcs

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 697 Oct 12 2010 defaultconfig.vcs

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6800 Feb 13 00:37 startup-config