copy

Use copy to copy a file.

Syntax

copy fileurl-source fileurl-dest

Views

User view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Parameters

fileurl-source: Specifies the name or URL of the file to be copied. If the file resides on an FTP or TFTP server rather than on the device, specify the URL of the file. Whether a URL is case sensitive depends on the server.

fileurl-dest: Specifies the name or URL of the destination file or directory. To copy the source file to an FTP or TFTP server, specify a URL. If you specify a directory, the device copies the specified file to the directory and saves it with its original file name. Whether a URL is case sensitive depends on the server.

Usage guidelines

You can use the copy command to perform the following operations:

Copy a local file and save it locally.
Copy a local file and save it to an FTP or TFTP server.
Copy a file on an FTP or TFTP server and save it locally.

To specify a file or directory, use the following guidelines:

Location	Name format	Remarks
On the device	Use the file name guidelines in Fundamentals Configuration Guide.	N/A
On an FTP server	Enter the URL in the format ftp://FTP username[:password]@server address[:port number]/file path[/file name].	The username and password must be the same as those configured on the FTP server. If the server authenticates users only by the username, you are not required to enter the password. For example, to use the username 1 and password 1 and specify the startup.cfg file in the authorized working directory on FTP server 1.1.1.1, enter the URL ftp://1:1@1.1.1.1/startup.cfg.
On a TFTP server	Enter the URL in the format tftp://server address[:port number]/file path[/file name].	For example, to specify the startup.cfg file in the working directory on TFTP server 1.1.1.1, enter the URL tftp://1.1.1.1/startup.cfg.

Location

Name format

Remarks

On the device

Use the file name guidelines in Fundamentals Configuration Guide.

N/A

On an FTP server

Enter the URL in the format ftp://FTP username[:password]@server address[:port number]/file path[/file name].

The username and password must be the same as those configured on the FTP server. If the server authenticates users only by the username, you are not required to enter the password.

For example, to use the username 1 and password 1 and specify the startup.cfg file in the authorized working directory on FTP server 1.1.1.1, enter the URL ftp://1:1@1.1.1.1/startup.cfg.

On a TFTP server

Enter the URL in the format tftp://server address[:port number]/file path[/file name].

For example, to specify the startup.cfg file in the working directory on TFTP server 1.1.1.1, enter the URL tftp://1.1.1.1/startup.cfg.

Examples

# Copy the test.cfg file in the current folder and save it to the current folder as testbackup.cfg.

<Sysname> copy test.cfg testbackup.cfg
Copy flash:/test.cfg to flash:/testbackup.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file flash:/test.cfg to flash:/testbackup.cfg...Done.

# Copy 1.cfg from the Flash's test folder to the USB disk's first partition, and save it to the testbackup folder as 1backup.cfg.

<Sysname> copy flash:/test/1.cfg usb0:/testbackup/1backup.cfg
Copy flash:/test/1.cfg to usb0:/testbackup/1backup.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file flash:/test/1.cfg to usb0:/testbackup/1backup.cfg...Done.

# Copy test.cfg from the working directory on FTP server 1.1.1.1 and save it to the local current folder as testbackup.cfg. In this example, the FTP username and password are user and private.

<Sysname> copy ftp://user:private@1.1.1.1/test.cfg testbackup.cfg
Copy ftp://user:private@1.1.1.1/test.cfg to flash:/testbackup.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file ftp://user:private@1.1.1.1/test.cfg to flash:/testbackup.cfg... Done.

# Copy test.cfg from the current folder and save it to the working directory on FTP server 1.1.1.1 as testbackup.cfg. In this example, the FTP username and password are user and private.

<Sysname> copy test.cfg ftp://user:private@1.1.1.1/testbackup.cfg
Copy flash:/test.cfg to ftp://user:private@1.1.1.1/testbackup.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file flash:/test.cfg to ftp://user:private@1.1.1.1/testbackup.cfg... Done.

# Copy test.cfg from the working directory on TFTP server 1.1.1.1 and save it to the local current folder as testbackup.cfg.

<Sysname> copy tftp://1.1.1.1/test.cfg testbackup.cfg
Copy tftp://1.1.1.1/test.cfg to flash:/testbackup.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file tftp://1.1.1.1/test.cfg to flash:/testbackup.cfg... Done.

# Copy test.cfg from the current folder and save it to the working directory on TFTP server 1.1.1.1 as testbackup.cfg.

<Sysname> copy test.cfg tftp://1.1.1.1/testbackup.cfg
Copy flash:/test.cfg to tftp://1.1.1.1/testbackup.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file flash:/test.cfg to tftp://1.1.1.1/testbackup.cfg... Done.

# In standalone mode, copy the configuration file test.cfg to the test folder in the Flash root directory.

<Sysname> copy test.cfg flash:/test
Copy flash:/test.cfg to flash:/test/test.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file flash:/test.cfg to flash:/test/test.cfg...Done.

# In IRF mode, copy a configuration file of the global active MPU to the Flash root directory of the global standby MPU that resides in member device 2.

<Sysname> copy test.cfg chassis2#slot0#flash:/
Copy flash:/test.cfg to chassis2#slot0#flash:/test.cfg?[Y/N]:y
Copying file flash:/test.cfg to chassis2#slot0#flash:/test.cfg...Done.

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