Name
copy — command
Synopsis
copysource
[destination
]
Description
This command allows you to copy system images and configuration files. You can copy files within the router’s memory (for example, copy running-config startup-config
), or you can copy files to or from a TFTP server or an RCP server. Table 17-7 shows possible values for the source
and destination
parameters. If you omit the destination, the router will prompt you for it.
Sources and destinations |
Meaning |
|
The currently running configuration |
|
The configuration that will be loaded when the router boots |
|
An external TFTP server |
|
An external RCP server |
|
An external FTP server |
|
The router’s flash filesystem |
|
An external SSH server’s secure copy protocol |
|
The router’s PCMCIA flash memory cards |
|
The router’s internal drives (high-end routers) |
|
The internal bootstrap flash memory; only on some devices (4500) |
Newer versions of IOS also permit the use of URLs. The syntax of a URL can look like this:
tftp:[[//hostname]/path]/filename ftp:[[//[username[:password]@]hostname]/path]/filename rcp:[[//[username@]hostname]/path]/filename scp:[[//[username@hostname]/path/filename
In each of these URLs, the hostname
is simply the hostname or IP address of the end device. TFTP doesn’t require a username or password. FTP and RCP can have an optional username and password, ...
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