cp cannot stat

Pedroski · 06-19-2018, 12:20 AM

I use the marking program Formreturn. I back it up regularly, coz I don't want to mark by hand.

I tried to copy manually to usb. I get this:

Quote:

pedro@pedro-dodgySSD:~$ cp -v /home/pedro/FormreturnDBbackup/formreturn20180619.tar.gz /media/pedro/KINGSTON/formreturnDBbackup
cp: cannot stat '/home/pedro/FormreturnDBbackup/formreturn20180619.tar.gz': No such file or directory

Is there something special about .tar.gz files which prevents them from being copied?

I triple checked all capital letters and directories, everything is correct.

pan64 · 06-19-2018, 12:41 AM

ls -l <filename>
I would say it is mispelled, there can be an upcase/lowercase issue.

wlotech · 06-19-2018, 09:15 AM

Anything in /var/log/messages from SELinux?

BW-userx · 06-19-2018, 09:33 AM

sometimes its easier if you cd into where the file is at , ls to get the correct spelling, set up your command, highlight the file, middle click button, it puts the name in the front of command, finish the path to then hit enter. that is just one other way of doing this.

Habitual · 06-19-2018, 10:41 AM

or use find to locate/verify:

Code:

find /home/pedro/ -name formreturn20180619.tar.gz -type f

See also https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ne-4175632110/

scasey · 06-19-2018, 02:30 PM

As said, it's probably a spelling or path error. The message simply indicates a "file not found" condition.

scasey · 06-27-2018, 07:53 PM

Alexsoni,
I for one, am reluctant to click on a link to see what your problem/question is, even if it were there, which it's not.

Is it exactly the same as the OP on this thread? Then our discussion here may help you...'tho it's likely to peter out, since the OP has never come back. Folks tend to stop trying to help someone who asks a question then never responds.

Your best bet would be to start a new thread and explain the problem you are having.

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