This chapter describes the basic Cisco NX-OS system commands that begin with G.
gunzip
To uncompress a compressed file, use the gunzip command.
gunzip[filesystem:][//server/][directory]filename
Syntax Description
filesystem:
(Optional) Name of the file system. Valid values are bootflash, modflash, or volatile.
//server/
(Optional) Name of the server. Valid values are ///, //module-1/, //sup-1/, //sup-active/, or //sup-local/. The double slash (//) is required.
directory
(Optional) Name of a directory. The directory name is case sensitive.
filename
Name of the file to uncompress. The filename is case sensitive.
Note There can be no spaces in the filesystem://server/directory/filename string. Individual elements of this string are separated by colons (:) and slashes (/).
Command Default
None
Command Modes
EXEC mode
Command History
Release
Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a)
This command was introduced.
Usage Guidelines
The compressed filename must have the .gz extension.
The Cisco NX-OS software uses Lempel-Ziv 1977 (LZ77) coding for compression.
Examples
This example shows how to uncompress a compressed file:
switch# gunzip run_cnfg.cfg.gz
Related Commands
Command
Description
dir
Displays the directory contents.
gzip
Compresses a file.
gzip
To compress a file, use the gzip command.
gzip[filesystem:][//server/][directory]filename
Syntax Description
filesystem:
(Optional) Name of the file system. Valid values are bootflash, modflash, or volatile.
//server/
(Optional) Name of the server. Valid values are ///, //module-1/, //sup-1/, //sup-active/, or //sup-local/. The double slash (//) is required.
directory
(Optional) Name of a directory. The directory name is case sensitive.
filename
Name of the file to compress. The filename is case sensitive.
Note There can be no spaces in the filesystem://server/directory/filename string. Individual elements of this string are separated by colons (:) and slashes (/).
Command Default
None
Command Modes
EXEC mode
Command History
Release
Modification
4.0(0)N1(1a)
This command was introduced.
Usage Guidelines
After you run this command, the named file is replaced with a compressed file that has the .gz extension added to its filename.
The Cisco NX-OS software uses Lempel-Ziv 1977 (LZ77) coding for compression.
Feedback
There can be no spaces in the filesystem://server/directory/filename string. Individual elements of this string are separated by colons (:) and slashes (/).
