You are correct. It is the name of the folder.

[Nissanka@c83-250-99-43 media]$ ls
K3b data project
[Nissanka@c83-250-99-43 media]$ cd 'K3b data project'
[Nissanka@c83-250-99-43 K3b data project]$ ls

Access-Lists1.sxw
poem1.txt

Access-Lists2.sxw
poem1.txt~

ACL.doc
Poolia

address_book1


The above is some of the files.
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[Nissanka@c83-250-99-43 K3b data project]$ cp -R * /home/nissanka/Documents/
cp: target `/home/nissanka/Documents/' is not a directory: No such file or directory

[Nissanka@c83-250-99-43 K3b data project]$ cp -R * /home/nissanka/Documents
cp: target `/home/nissanka/Documents' is not a directory

However, the cp command doesn't work? Why is this?

Pixellany

The following worked beautifully.

mkdir /home/Nissanka/Documents/CDcontents
cp -R * /home/Nissanka/Documents/CDcontents

[Nissanka@c83-250-99-43 K3b data project]$ cp -R * /home/Nissanka/Documents/CDcontents
[Nissanka@c83-250-99-43 K3b data project]$


I take my hat off to you.

(Wires crossed)

Congratulations!!

Pixellany

Please read it again. I edited it.

Maybe because your username in Nissanka, not nissanka......?