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Flash memory file system, File naming conventions – Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Switching Configuration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) User Manual

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Most file management commands provide the option of specifying the file system to which the
command applies. If you want the command to apply to the file system that has the current
management focus, you do not need to specify the file system. If you want the operation to apply to
the file system that does not have the current management focus, you must specify one of the
following keywords:

flash – indicates flash memory

slot1 – indicates the flash card inserted in slot 1

slot2 – indicates the flash card inserted in slot 2

For example, if you want to display a directory of files in flash memory and flash memory has the
current management focus, you do not need to specify the flash keyword. However, if you want to
display a directory of files for slot 1 and flash memory has the current focus, you must specify the
slot1 keyword.

Flash memory file system

The flash memory file system is flat, which means that it does not support subdirectories. As a
result, you cannot create or delete subdirectories in this file system using the md/mkdir and
rd/rmdir commands, respectively. Also, when specifying the syntax for the various file management
commands, you will not need to specify a pathname to a subdirectory because it is not possible for
a subdirectory to exist.

File naming conventions

A file name in the flash memory file system can contain a maximum of 31 characters. File name
are case sensitive. The flash memory file system does not accept spaces as part of a file name.

The following characters are valid in file names:

All upper and lowercase letters

All digits

Any of the following special characters:

$

%

'

-

_

@

~

`

!

(

)

{

}

^