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Old 03-29-2006
another question regarding copy
i cant do ftp to my unix server, basically i cant take my file out from unix server.
now i want to copy the content of that file on windows based appl ..say..notepad..

the number of lines is apprx 10000...

one way is to do

cat filename | more

then right clicking and pasting in the notepad...

but its gonna be a big pain...

is there anyother easier way of doing this

ice
# 2  
Old 03-29-2006
Yes, resolving your ftp issues could be one of those ways. And why 'cat filename | more' when you can just 'more filename' ?
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Old 03-29-2006
i am not permitted to do ftp...so thats not an option Smilie
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Old 03-29-2006
mail the file to your windows box.
 
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