06-10-2008
Hi ,
Use the below commands for copy ..
To copy a file
cp <source_file> <new_file_name>
----------------------------------------
To copy a complete directiory
cp -r <source_dir> <new_dir_name>
=============================
In your case
To copy the complete XYZ dirctory (including all files present under that dir)..
cp -r /home/username/Desktop/XYZ .
-----------------------------------
To copy a file
cp /home/username/Desktop/XYZ/<file_name> .
Note: -r means recursive copy
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gnomevfs-copy
gnomevfs-copy(1) User Commands gnomevfs-copy(1)
NAME
gnomevfs-copy - copy a file from one VFS location to another
SYNOPSIS
gnomevfs-copy [-h] source-URI destination-URI
DESCRIPTION
gnomevfs-copy copies a file from one URI location to another, using the virtual file system.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-h Display usage and help information.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
source-URI Specifies the source file location in standard URI format.
destination-URI Specifies the destination file or directory location in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Copying a File From a Web Server to a Local File
example% gnomevfs-copy http://www.sun.com file:///home/user/index.html
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnomevfs-copy Executable to copy a file from one VFS location to another
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-vfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gnomevfs-cat(1), gnomevfs-info(1), gnomevfs-ls(1), gnomevfs-mkdir(1)
NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.10 6 Sep 2004 gnomevfs-copy(1)