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Catalyst 3560 Switch Command Reference
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Appendix A Catalyst 3560 Switch Boot Loader Commands
mkdir
mkdir
Use the mkdir boot loader command to create one or more new directories on the specified file system.
mkdir filesystem:/directory-url ...
Syntax Description
Command Modes Boot loader
Command History
Usage Guidelines Directory names are case sensitive.
Directory names are limited to 45 characters between the slashes (/); the name cannot contain control
characters, spaces, deletes, slashes, quotes, semicolons, or colons.
Examples This example shows how to make a directory called Saved_Configs:
switch: mkdir flash:Saved_Configs
Directory "flash:Saved_Configs" created
This example shows how to make two directories:
switch: mkdir flash:Saved_Configs1 flash:Test
Directory "flash:Saved_Configs1" created
Directory "flash:Test" created
You can verify that the directory was created by entering the dir filesystem: boot loader command.
Related Commands
filesystem: Alias for a flash file system. Use flash: for the system board flash device.
/directory-url Name of the directories to create. Separate each directory name with a space.
Release Modification
12.1(19)EA1 This command was introduced.
Command Description
dir Displays a list of files and directories on the specified file system.
rmdir Removes one or more directories from the specified file system.