copy running-configuration

Syntax

copy running-configuration destination [ force ] [ include-text-config ]

Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.
include-text-config keyword added in JunosE Release 9.1.0.

Description

Saves the configuration currently running on the router to a local or remote (network) router configuration file (.cnf) in compressed format. Available only if the router is in Automatic Commit mode. There is no no version.

Options

• destination—Destination filename (*.cnf)
• force—Creates a copy even when the destination file already exists
• include-text-config—Generates the .cnf file, including the text configuration, in compressed format

  Note: A Perl script is provided in the Tools folder of the compressed software image bundle, which you downloaded from the Juniper Networks website, that enables you to view the text configuration in a configuration file that contains both binary and text configuration. The Perl script supports multiple platforms. The “Usage and Troubleshooting document for desktop tool” file in PDF format provides an explanation of how to extract the system configuration file, using the extractScrFromCnf.pl script.

Mode

Privileged Exec