HP VPN Firewall Appliances System Management and Maintenance Configuration Guide

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File name formats
When you specify a file, enter the file name in one of the formats shown in Table 5. When you specify
a directory, enter the directory in one of the formats that contains the path argument.
Table 5 File name formats
Format Descri
p
tion Len
g
th Exam
p
le
file-name
Specifies a file in the current
working directory.
1 to 91
characters
a.cfg indicates a file named a.cfg
in the current working directory.
path/file-name
Specifies a file in a specific folder
in the current working directory.
The path argument represents the
path to the file. If the file is in a
single-level folder, specify the
folder name for the argument. If the
file is in a nested folder, separate
each folder name by a forward
slash (/).
1 to 135
characters
test/a.cfg indicates a file named
a.cfg in the test folder in the current
working directory.
drive:/[path]/file-
name
Specifies a file in a specific storage
medium on the device.
The drive argument represents the
storage medium name, typically cf.
The device has only one CF card,
you do not need to specify the
storage medium.
1 to 135
characters
cfa0:/test/a.cfg indicates a file
named a.cfg in the test folder
under the CF card's root directory.
Managing files
CAUTION:
To avoid file system corruption, do not install or remove storage media or perform active/standby
switchover while the system is processing a file operation.
You can display directory and file information; display file contents; rename, copy, move, remove, restore,
and delete files.
The copy operation enables you to create a file. You can also create a file by performing the download
operation or using the save command.
Displaying file information
Perform this task in user view.
Task Command
Display file or directory information. dir [ /all ] [ file-url | /all-filesystems ]