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Is it possible to copy files from directory of one user to directory of another user in linux????if so how do i do it??.i am new to linux....please help me out. thank u in advance.

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You can do this as root.
Once copied, just chown the files to the user.
for more information
Or you can create a group containing all the users which are allowed to share files with each other.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-s...red-directory/

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If the destination user has permission to read the source file, then you don't need to be root and you don't need chown. Just log in as the destination user and use the cp command as usual to copy the files you want.

cp is your friend here.

$ man cp

easy to learn just read up on it.

You might want to preserve the timestamps of the files (especially the last modified times); cp has an option for that.

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thanks alot...........
that was very useful.

And the actual solution to your question:

Is one way of doing it. This will copy files only however, and not work recursively to copy sub-directories: to do that add the 'R' option (recursive) to the copy command (cp -Rv). The 'v' means verbose, in other words the actions of copy are reported back to you, rather than you seeing just nothing, and left wondering what's happening.

If the manual is too much of a nerd-literate assault to the brain, try searching a relevant 'howto' in a search engine ('howto cp'), or ask back here. Welcome and good luck!

I don't think that the OP necessarily wants to copy all of the files.