USB key transfer
 

How do I transfer files to a USB key in the linux console!! I have no GUI. I am using Ubuntu server edition.

Thanks!

Well, generally, you need to mount the USB drive first. Then copy the files over, as you would normally. So it would be something like...
Keep in mind, you also need to have an entry in your /etc/fstab....

Hmm

So if i wanted to transfer the folder

/home/john/ on the computer to the usb stick what would be the syntax? I do not get the .files thing.

Thanks a lot!

Well if it's a directory, you would want to use "cp -r" like this.
The -r means "recursive", telling it to copy everything in the directory. For the most part, doing things on a USB thumb drive are no different than doing them on your hard drive. For more information about the "cp" command, check out the man.

Thank you very much for your help. I got it to work. I like the line about thinking about it like your hdd.

Sorry if my questions seemed silly.

There's nothing wrong with asking questions. How else are you going to learn? Glad to hear it's working.