[SOLVED] Terminal Questions "cp"

Hello again!

I was practicing to copy files from one place to another and am encountering something that I do not understand, I hope you can enlighten me on this please.

Code:

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[jun@localhost ~]$ mkdir copy_practice
[jun@localhost ~]$ ls
copy_practice  docs      Download    dwhelper  Pictures  Templates  vobcopy
Desktop        Documents  dvdrip-data  Music    Public    Videos

[jun@localhost ~]$ cp copy_practice /media/Storage\ Bin\ \(\A\)/Entertainment/Movies
cp: omitting directory `copy_practice'

[jun@localhost ~]$ cp copy_practice /media/"Storage Bin (A)"/Entertainment/Movies
cp: omitting directory `copy_practice'

[jun@localhost ~]$

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I was trying to copy "copy_practice from my "~" to "Movies" but I encounter this error message that I do not understand. Thanks! :)

Use -R or -r option with cp to copy recursively. It will copy all the contents in Directory and its sub-directories.

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cp -R copy_practice /media/"Storage Bin (A)"/Entertainment/Movies

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You can read up on the -R option as described above by Devils Casper along with other options for the cp command by going to a terminal and running:

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man cp

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Check out LinuxCommand.org for some quick and easy command line lessons:

LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line. Write shell scripts.

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Originally Posted by devils casper

Use -R or -r option with cp to copy recursively. It will copy all the contents in Directory and its sub-directories.

Code:

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cp -R copy_practice /media/"Storage Bin (A)"/Entertainment/Movies

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Done!

Thank you! :)

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Originally Posted by ozar

You can read up on the -R option as described above by Devils Casper along with other options for the cp command by going to a terminal and running:

Code:

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man cp

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Check out LinuxCommand.org for some quick and easy command line lessons:

LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line. Write shell scripts.

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Thanks!

Bookmarked! :)