how to move and copy files....

JMK · 01-22-2004, 01:19 PM

hey guys just wondering how to move or copy files in gnome terminal ... eg

copy /home/j/mp3's to /home/mp3's

thanks

RolledOat · 01-22-2004, 01:22 PM

man cp

cp /home/j/*.mp3 /home

R.O.

Mikhail_16 · 01-22-2004, 01:22 PM

lets see:

'man cp'
'man mv'

twantrd · 01-22-2004, 04:57 PM

Yep,

Always do a 'man <command>' to see the instructions and how to use them. In case you are still muddled up.

Quote:

copy /home/j/mp3's to /home/mp3's

then you would 'cp -R /home/j/mp3's /home'

The '-R' flag stands for recursive which you will need if you are planning to move or copy directories. So, in this case you are copying the 'mp3's' directory to /home. Hope that helps a bit...

-twantrd