# Need clarification for 'prompt' parameter of ios\_command module

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-clarification-for-prompt-parameter-of-ios-command-module/35144>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [May 10, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-clarification-for-prompt-parameter-of-ios-command-module/35144 "2021-05-10T19:47:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Vikram\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@Vikram\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vikram_S)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-clarification-for-prompt-parameter-of-ios-command-module/35144/1 "2021-05-10T19:47:12Z")

</div>

I need clarification when using ‘prompt’ parameter of ios\_command module with regards to below command.

Below is the sample script to copy ios image. Please look at line with ‘prompt’ command - i need to give the command with 2 forward slash at start and end (\iosfilename.bin). Only then it works else it doesn’t. This slash is required only for this image copy command and not required for any other command used with ‘prompt’ parameter. Iam trying to understand the significance of these 2 slashes?

ios\_command:

commands:

- command: “copy ftp://zebra:username@10.6.1.104/isr4300-universalk9.16.03.07.SPA.bin flash:”

prompt: ‘Destination filename [isr4300-universalk9.16.03.07.SPA.bin]?’

answer: “\r”