copying files

Have you tried using the command line. By using cp you should be able to copy. Furthermore, perhaps you could also submit a bug explaining the specific details of your system.

Gabriel Puliatti wrote:
> Support request #2050 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+ticket/2050
>
> Comment:
> Have you tried using the command line. By using cp you should be able to copy. Furthermore, perhaps you could also submit a bug explaining the specific details of your system.
No, I haven't yet. I'm still new to Linux. I've tried Linux a few times
and find the usability is not up to snuff yet (at least not for the
average user). Just trying to get my graphics card working was a
nightmare and I'm still not sure that it's working right.

Have a look at the names of the files. I've had problems copy files between filesystems where there have been "odd" - non-ASCII characters in the names.

a quick tip: you can use rsync from the command line to copy files and then diff to check if everything is copied successfully. following are the commands I use for my backup purposes (don't include the comments after #; and of course, change the paths for your own conditions :) ):

= Transfering files from dest to target/dest =

rsync -av /dest /target/ # this will copy the directory "dest" under the folder "target"

= Comparing Files =

diff -rq /target /source | less # this will compare all the files inside the folder "target" and the folder "source"

Example:

1. Copy from my own windows documents folder to Linux documents folder (command is one line):
rsync -av /media/ntfs/Documents\ and\ Settings/All\ Users/Documents/ /home/mehmet/documents/WindowsDocuments

2. Compare two folders (source and new) command is one line):
diff -rq /media/ntfs/Documents\ and\ Settings/All\ Users/Documents/ /home/mehmet/documents/WindowsDocuments/Documents | less

towsonu2003 wrote:
> Support request #2050 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+ticket/2050
>
> Comment:
> a quick tip: you can use rsync from the command line to copy files and then diff to check if everything is copied successfully. following are the commands I use for my backup purposes (don't include the comments after #; and of course, change the paths for your own conditions :) ):
>
> = Transfering files from dest to target/dest =
>
> rsync -av /dest /target/ # this will copy the directory "dest" under the folder "target"
>
> = Comparing Files =
>
> diff -rq /target /source | less # this will compare all the files inside the folder "target" and the folder "source"
>
> Example:
>
> 1. Copy from my own windows documents folder to Linux documents folder (command is one line):
> rsync -av /media/ntfs/Documents\ and\ Settings/All\ Users/Documents/ /home/mehmet/documents/WindowsDocuments
>
> 2. Compare two folders (source and new) command is one line):
> diff -rq /media/ntfs/Documents\ and\ Settings/All\ Users/Documents/ /home/mehmet/documents/WindowsDocuments/Documents | less
>
Thanks for the info.

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Jim Jones

Many thanks for the answers. I'm not sure I'm going to continue with Unix but consider this request closed.