How do you copy and paste a file from a command prompt?
 

How do you copy and paste a file from a command prompt?

major :newbie:

please explain what you mean. one sentence is seldom enough.....

you're possibly after tools like....

cut
head
cat
sed
grep

which all have their own manpages for full information.

I need to copy a config file into a computer over a ssh sesion.

you just mark the lines in a shell, and paste with the midle button. No need to press
anything on the keybord.

you can use the command "cp" to copy a file

cp sourcefile destinationfile

thanks cp worked great.

I had to revert to thinking in terms of Windows. Yes, cp is what you want.

If you want to cut/paste a file. The command you're looking for is mv