HP Cisco MDS 9020 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference - Cisco MDS SAN-OS R - Page 583

Chapter 9 G Commands gzip Send documentation comments to [email protected] gzip To compress (zip) a specified file using LZ77 coding, use the gzip command in EXEC mode. gzip {bootflash: | slot0: | volatile:} filename Syntax Description bootflash: slot0: volatile: filename Source location for the file to be compressed and destination of the compressed file. Source location for the file to be compressed and destination of the compressed file. Source location for the file to be compressed and destination of the compressed file.This is the default directory. The name of the file to be compressed. Defaults None. Command Modes EXEC mode. Command History Release 1.1(1) Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines This command is useful in compressing large files. The output of the show tech-support command can directed to a file and compressed for further use. The gzip command replaces the source file with a compressed .gz file. Examples This example directs the output of the show tech-support command to a file (Samplefile) and then zips the file and displays the difference in the space used up in the volatile: directory: switch# show tech-support > Samplefile Building Configuration ... switch# dir 1525859 Jul 04 00:51:03 2003 Samplefile Usage for volatile:// 1527808 bytes used 19443712 bytes free 20971520 bytes total switch# gzip volatile:Samplefile switch# dir 266069 Jul 04 00:51:03 2003 Samplefile.gz Usage for volatile:// 266240 bytes used 20705280 bytes free 20971520 bytes total Related Commands OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference 9-3