On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 02:35:40PM -0500, Jacob S. wrote: > On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:49:10 -0400 > Dougpol1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > HI Folks, > > I am using Debian 3.0r2 Woody on a dual boot system along with > > windows. I am am new to Linux but have managed to partitioned and > > installed successfully. I need to bring over my files from windows by > > way of CD. In Gnome I've learned to mount them but don't understand > > how to import them into Home where I assume they need to be for me to > > continue working on them in ABI word or another word processor. I > > know this has got to be simple but one way or another I have made a > > major project out of it. Thanks in advance for any help you can give > > me. > > Hello Doug, > > Assuming the standard Debian mount point of /cdrom for the cdrom drive, > the following command should work. > > 'cp -a /cdrom/* ~/' > > (cp is the copy command. -a tells it to use the 'archive' options, > meaning copy all subdirectories and maintain file permissions. /cdrom/* > is where to copy from, and ~/ tells it to copy the files to your home > directory.)
If the disc has been written on Windows the files will probably have those ugly execute permissions set. Wouldn't the -R option to cp be more suitable in this case? Regards Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
