Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
OL-16599-01
Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
format
format
To format the bootflash device, which erases its contents and restores it to its factory-shipped state, use
the format command.
format bootflash:
Syntax Description
Command Default None
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History
Examples This example shows how to format the bootflash device:
switch# format bootflash:
Related Commands
bootflash: Name of the bootflash file system.
Release Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
cd Changes the current working directory.
dir Displays the directory contents.
pwd Displays the name of the current working directory.