playing with cp command

jone kim · 06-02-2010, 11:47 AM

I've various questions related to cp command.
1. Sup. I've source.txt file at my home folder and I want to copy (&cut) it at my Desktop. How can I do that?
I want to copy it at my Desktop->Destination folder, how can I do that?

2. Sup. I've a folder Source at my Home->Documents and I want to copy it at my Desktop->Destination folder. How can I do that?

3. Sup. I've a .tar file at my home and I want to copy it at /opt/. How can I do that?

Please reply the answers with the question numbers.

EricTRA · 06-02-2010, 11:54 AM

Hi,

1)

Code:

man cp

and/or how to use Right Click Mouse Button in a GUI.
2) see 1)
3) see 1) and 2)

Kind regards,

Eric

jone kim · 06-02-2010, 12:29 PM

If I have got help from man page, I should have not posted it here. I need the full commands for my questions.

Nylex · 06-02-2010, 12:44 PM

You need to read the man page and try and work out a solution for yourself first. If you're having trouble with that, tell us what you've tried..

EricTRA · 06-02-2010, 12:44 PM

Hi,

Then post what you've got and where you have doubts or where it's failing. That's when you encounter LQ users at their best. If you ask for a ready made solution/answer to your question, a copy/past thing, a step by step guide, then there's only one thing to say:
You'll not find it here on LQ.

Furthermore the command you're 'investigating' is so basic knowledge that I'm suspecting that this is a type of homework assignment and I don't think you'll find users willing to do it for you.

Kind regards,

Eric

pixellany · 06-02-2010, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jone kim

If I have got help from man page, I should have not posted it here. I need the full commands for my questions.

The man page WILL answer your questions---as others have already stated, you need to tell us what you do not understand.

If you make posts here demanding a certain kind of answer, you are certain to get a negative reaction.

There are 2 magic words here---"please" and "patience"

MTK358 · 06-03-2010, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jone kim

I've various questions related to cp command.
1. Sup. I've source.txt file at my home folder and I want to copy (&cut) it at my Desktop. How can I do that?
I want to copy it at my Desktop->Destination folder, how can I do that?

2. Sup. I've a folder Source at my Home->Documents and I want to copy it at my Desktop->Destination folder. How can I do that?

3. Sup. I've a .tar file at my home and I want to copy it at /opt/. How can I do that?

Please reply the answers with the question numbers.

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Isn't this obvious enough (from the cp man page):

Code:

cp SOURCE DEST

Anyway, :

Make a duplicate file

Code:

cp original duplicate

Copy foo.txt to your Desktop folder:

Code:

cp foo.txt ~/Desktop

Copy MyFolder to Desktop:

Code:

cp -R MyFolder ~/Desktop

The -R option is required if you want to copy a directory. It causes cp to go into the directory and copy the files inside it.

Copy everything in current directory to /foo/bar:

Code:

cp -R * /foo/bar

Use the -R option in case there is a directory in the current directory.

jone kim · 06-03-2010, 09:38 AM

I used the command to copy a ".txt" file from Desktop->Destination to Home->Documents. The file get copied to Documents but the terminal shows:

cp ~/Desktop/ destin source.txt ~/home/ Documents
cp: omitting directory `/home/sarkar/Desktop/'
cp: cannot stat `destin': No such file or directory

How to copy the xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz from home to /opt/.
I tried the command, but it was useless.

cp ~/home/ xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz /opt/
cp: cannot stat `/home/sarkar/home/': No such file or directory
cp: cannot create regular file `/opt/xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz': Permission denied

goldeneye075 · 06-03-2010, 03:47 PM

hey:
first of all make sure you have the file name correctly.
Also donot keep any spaces inbetween when specifying the destination or the source;
if your copying a file from the Desktop;(and if ur at the Desktop currently)
cp file.txt ~/Documents
will do it

if your not at the Desktop , then
cp ~/Desktop/file.txt ~/Documents

hope it helps , and do the same with the opt

golden

Quote:

Originally Posted by jone kim

I used the command to copy a ".txt" file from Desktop->Destination to Home->Documents. The file get copied to Documents but the terminal shows:

cp ~/Desktop/ destin source.txt ~/home/ Documents
cp: omitting directory `/home/sarkar/Desktop/'
cp: cannot stat `destin': No such file or directory

How to copy the xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz from home to /opt/.
I tried the command, but it was useless.

cp ~/home/ xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz /opt/
cp: cannot stat `/home/sarkar/home/': No such file or directory
cp: cannot create regular file `/opt/xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz': Permission denied

jone kim · 06-03-2010, 09:44 PM

to copy xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz from Desktop to /opt/:

~$ cp /home/sarkar/Desktop/ xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz /opt/
cp: omitting directory `/home/sarkar/Desktop/'
cp: cannot create regular file `/opt/xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz': Permission denied

I've problem with copying xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz file to /opt/. I think I am with wrong commands. Can anyone tell me how to copy it at /opt/?

EricTRA · 06-03-2010, 11:47 PM

Hello,

Are you logged in as root or as regular user? If logged in as a normal user (judging by the console you are) try with putting sudo in front of the command like this:

Code:

sudo cp /home/sarkar/Desktop/xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz /opt/

Also, as stated by other users, don't put spaces in your command line between the path and the filename (there was one, I deleted at in the command above).

If you use sudo like in the example above, the system will ask you for your password which will not be echoed, so you'll be typing blind.

Kind regards,

Eric

MTK358 · 06-04-2010, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jone kim

to copy xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz from Desktop to /opt/:

~$ cp /home/sarkar/Desktop/ xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz /opt/
cp: omitting directory `/home/sarkar/Desktop/'
cp: cannot create regular file `/opt/xampp-linux-1.6.8a.tar.gz': Permission denied

What is that space doing between Desktop/ and xampp-linux-*?

And remember, you can type "~" instead of "/home/<username>/".

Because you appearantly don't know anything about the Unix shell, please read the LinuxCommand tutorial in my sig.