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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Copy dir/file from one place to another. Post 302400560 by Scott on Wednesday 3rd of March 2010 02:50:54 PM
Old 03-03-2010
You should probably use -R instead of -r. See this.

Quote:
If the -r option was specified, the behavior is implementation-defined.
In any case you are trying to copy a directory called souece in the current directory (source). If the current directory is source, then that is referenced with . (dot).

i.e.
Code:
$ cp -R . Ch7

Otherwise:
Code:
$ pwd
/home/Ccccc/Ch6/source

$ cd ..
$ pwd
/home/Ccccc/Ch6
$ cp -R source Ch7

(giving the path to Ch7, based on where you currently are)
 

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