Editing a config file results in the error “Error Unknown directive for edit command” (76179)

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Editing a config file results in the error “Error Unknown directive for edit command”
Description

The following errors are observed when copying a config file and subsequently attempting to edit it:

sp_ctrl >copy config configfile1 to configfile2
sp_ctrl > edit configfile2
Unknown directive for edit command: configfile2
Cause

The command is used incorrectly.
Resolution

The correct syntax for editing a config file (in reference to the above file names) is:

sp_ctrl > edit config configfile2
Additional Information

See Shareplex Reference Guide for more details on this command.

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