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Old 01-03-2015, 09:12 PM   #1
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how to copy files from red hat linux to external hard drive


how to copy files from red hat linux to external hard drive.
whether hard drive is ntfs or fat. give all way to copy files.
and also using su command with step by step meaning.
 
Old 01-03-2015, 09:43 PM   #2
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how to copy files from red hat linux to external hard drive.
whether hard drive is ntfs or fat. give all way to copy files.
and also using su command with step by step meaning.
Is this homework, maybe?

First, it is not practical to ask for "all way"s to copy files from a source to a destination - there are very many!

The basic copy command for any GNU/Linux would be cp. The basic syntax is:

Code:
cp source [sourceN] destination
... where source would be the source file(s) and destination would be where you want to copy to, the mount point of the external hard drive in your case.

For more options see man cp.

For mounting your hard drive see man mount.

The su command is something else entirely - see man su, of course. Whether you need to use su or not would depend on your system configuration, ownership and permissions of source and destination files and paths.

And it is always best to say "please" when asking strangers for directions!

Welcome to LQ!

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Old 01-03-2015, 09:49 PM   #3
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mount hard drive

Please,
It means, i have to mount hard drive at first, then i can use cp command

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Old 01-03-2015, 09:53 PM   #4
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Yes, the external drive must be mounted before you can access it.

Some systems may automatically mount it (for USB drives especially), some may require it to be manually mounted, possibly by root user.
 
Old 01-03-2015, 09:57 PM   #5
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Sir,
Could you please, say me.
How to mount best way, if my hard drive has single partition.
Should I make more than one partion before mounting.
 
Old 01-03-2015, 10:13 PM   #6
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You should make as many partitions as are required by your own use, there is no "best" way. Each partition on a drive must be mounted individually.

The basic syntax applicable to your case I think (from man mount):

Code:
mount [-fnrsvw] [-t vfstype] [-o options] device dir
... where device is your external drive device node and dir is the mount point.

If you need more specific help it would be best to provide your version of Red Hat and some more info on the drive. The output of lsblk -f, cfdisk /device/path, etc.

I am not a Red Hat user so will not be able to give you much more specific help myself, others here might.

Also, Red Hat is a non-free Linux, so if you have a support subscription it might be easiest to simply ask their support or visit the knowledge base.
 
Old 01-04-2015, 03:10 AM   #7
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you might want to start with
" The Basics "

the terminal
-- a bit old , but is still accurate
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/

the EXACT commands on redhat will depend ON THE VERSION
the current " VERY NEW " is RHEL 7.0
and THAT will mount drives VERY differently than the current stable RHEL 6.6

and the old RHEL 5.12 can use DIFFERENT settings for mounting ide / sata drives


so
what you are using makes a big difference

and as above RHEL 7 is NOT free ,nor is 6.6 or 5.12
 
  


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