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Hey all,
I recently installed openSUSE 10.3 with KDE and have been pretty happy with it so far as a Windows alternative. I've been forcing myself to use the console ...
- 01-03-2008 #1Just Joined!
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Copying a folder's contents without copying the folder
Hey all,
I recently installed openSUSE 10.3 with KDE and have been pretty happy with it so far as a Windows alternative. I've been forcing myself to use the console for menial things in order to better acquaint myself with Linux. This is my problem:
I'd like to copy a folder's contents, let's say /media/pictures/ for a folder with pictures on a CD. I want just the contents of /media/pictures/ without another pictures folder being created. For example, I've tried
This creates a pictures folder within the folder pics along with the other contents of /media/pictures. I want just the folders and files that exist within pictures, not a new directory that would be /home/littlebear/pics/pictures.Code:cp -r /media/pictures/ /home/littlebear/pics/
I'm sorry if that is a bit convoluted. Let me know if you know what I'm talking about or need me to clarify. Thanks for the help.
- 01-03-2008 #2Linux Guru
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That should do it...Code:cp -r /media/pictures/* /home/littlebear/pics/
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Great! Thanks for the help.
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