10-05-2008
Hello and I need help like in yesterday
I haven't been using linux very long( and when I say that its only been about 1 week for me) I was told to do the following:
Create a Bash script that will copy all the files and subdirectories in one directory to a newly created directory. You may name the receiving directory anything you like. Ensure you use the proper syntax to allow auto-execution from the command prompt.
Here's the problem, linux is suppose to work like windows but a little different. I name the file wrong and I tried to remove it. I recieved an error saying the directory was busy. (I never knew that a directory could be busy and I know I used the command rmdir scripts which was what I named it but it didn't work) so i decided to make another file. I didn't want to make another directory, just a file but I don't know how to do that I just know how to make directories, unless that is considered a file.
As far as the bash script is concerned, I don't even know where to start except on what I was told to do and that is this:
#!/bin/bash
dir > /cp dir >>
really don't know if that is it or what, and it makes no sense to me. what does that first line of the script mean anyway? I am so confused and I feel dumber than a door knob. Please help
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
gvfs-mkdir
gvfs-mkdir(1) User Commands gvfs-mkdir(1)
NAME
gvfs-mkdir - make a directory using the VFS system
SYNOPSIS
gvfs-mkdir URI
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-mkdir makes a directory specified by an URI using the VFS system.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
URI Specifies the file location in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Create a local directory
example% gvfs-mkdir file:///tmp/example
Example 2: Create a remote directory
example% gvfs-mkdir ftp://example.com/dir
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/gvfs-mkdir Executable to make a directory using the VFS system
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-gvfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gvfs-copy(1), gvfs-info(1), gvfs-less(1), gvfs-ls(1), gvfs-cat(1) gvfs-monitor-dir(1), gvfs-monitor-file(1), gvfs-mount(1), gvfs-move(1),
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NOTES
Written by Alvaro Lopez Ortega, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.
SunOS 5.11 25 Mar 2008 gvfs-mkdir(1)