John McPeek wrote: >I just installed GNU/LINUX and I need to get a file (ppp.log) from my >linux box to my dos box. As you may be able to tell I am trying to >learn about unix from books. My original problem is with making a ppp >con but I was told to get the file so someone can help me. Just a little >more help and I can get it. I'm not sure how to access the floppy.
Put a DOS-formatted floppy in the A: drive of the Linux machine Mount the disk as a filesystem: as root: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt copy the file: cp ppp.log /mnt unmount the disk: umount /mnt When the disk light goes out, remove the disk. -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 -- Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
