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diff --git a/docs/configuration-overview.rst b/docs/configuration-overview.rst index bf9c57d9..71bfc360 100644 --- a/docs/configuration-overview.rst +++ b/docs/configuration-overview.rst @@ -299,11 +299,14 @@ different levels in the hierarchy. Warning: configuration changes have not been saved. vyos@vyos:~$ +.. _save: + .. cfgcmd:: save - In order to preserve configuration changes upon reboot, the - configuration must also be saved once applied. This is done using the - :cfgcmd:`save` command in configuration mode. + Use this command to preserve configuration changes upon reboot. By + default it is stored at */config/config.boot*. In the case you want + to store the configuration file somewhere else, you can add a local + path, an SCP address, an FTP address or a TFTP address. .. code-block:: none @@ -619,14 +622,11 @@ By default the difference with the running config is shown. This means four commits ago we did ``set system ipv6 disable-forwarding``. - - - Rollback Changes ---------------- You can rollback configuration changes using the rollback command. This -willn apply the selected revision and trigger a system reboot. +will apply the selected revision and trigger a system reboot. .. cfgcmd:: rollback <N> @@ -675,6 +675,39 @@ be ``config.boot-hostname.YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS``. vyos@vyos# ssh-keyscan <host> >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts +Saving and loading manually +--------------------------- + +You can use the ``save`` and ``load`` commands if you want to manually +manage specific configuration files. + +When using the save_ command, you can add a specific location where +to store your configuration file. And, when needed it, you will be able +to load it with the ``load`` command: + +.. cfgcmd:: load <URI> + + Use this command to load a configuration which will replace the + running configuration. Define the location of the configuration file + to be loaded. You can use a path to a local file, an SCP address, an + SFTP address, an FTP address, an HTTP address, an HTTPS address or a + TFTP address. + + .. code-block:: none + + vyos@vyos# load + Possible completions: + <Enter> Load from system config file + <file> Load from file on local machine + scp://<user>:<passwd>@<host>/<file> Load from file on remote machine + sftp://<user>:<passwd>@<host>/<file> Load from file on remote machine + ftp://<user>:<passwd>@<host>/<file> Load from file on remote machine + http://<host>/<file> Load from file on remote machine + https://<host>/<file> Load from file on remote machine + tftp://<host>/<file> Load from file on remote machine + + + Restore Default --------------- |