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Hi- I am taking a linux class at my university and need some help. I am trying to copy a file from my desktop to the /opt directory and keep ...
  1. 10-01-2007 #1
    tamal108
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    cp command in fedora-PLEASE HELP

    Hi-
    I am taking a linux class at my university and need some help.

    I am trying to copy a file from my desktop to the /opt directory and keep getting "missing destination file operand". I know this is probably really easy but I can't get the syntax of these commands right.

    i've tried:

    cp a/home/tamal/xampp-linux-1.6.2.tar.tar/opt

    cp a/opt/xampp-linux-1.6.2.tar.tar

    and a host of others
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  2. 10-01-2007 #2
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    We don't give answers to homework/classwork questions, but you can try adding the current and new directory locations, such as:

    Code:
    cp /home/current-directory/filename /opt
    You have to have root permissions to write to the the /opt directory.

    If cp doesn't work, try using /sbin/cp as your command.

    Check out man cp for details.
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  3. 10-01-2007 #3
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    First you check your system /opt directory is mounter or not
    Then try following command.

    cp -r a/home/tamal/xampp-linux-1.6.2.tar.tar /opt

    I hope this is helpful to you.

    Regards,
    Sansan
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