copy command

[ifedayo]

hi,
1.
i av linux O.S on my pc at home please how do i go about copying a file from my root home desktop and pasting it in my user account(desktop)..
(note both root and user are on the same comp) what commands do i use. i had tried using the cp command but didn't succeed.

2.
which command do i use to transfer a file from one user to another user on different computers but on a network.

[devils casper]

Have you tried to login as root user or executed su command to gain root privileges?

su 
cd /home/root/Desktop
cp filename /home/user_name/Desktop

I would suggest you to check linuxcommand.org.

[Thrillhouse]

In most distros, /root is root's home directory, so:

su -
cp /root/Desktop/file /home/user/Desktop

is probably what you're looking for.

2.
which command do i use to transfer a file from one user to another user on different computers but on a network.

There are a few options for this including rsync and scp.