HELP - cp

[Joachim Backes]

On 03/26/2010 11:14 AM, Kelvin Chan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I encounter a problem as I copy folder with all files to a usb disk.
> 
> command>>
> Kelotus:/ Kelotus$ cp -R Documents dev/disk1s1/www
> 
> result>>
> cp: dev/disk1s1/www: Not a directory
> or
> cp: /dev/disk1: Resource busy
> 
> 
> Kelotus:webserver Kelotus$ mount
> /dev/disk0s2 on / (hfs, local, journaled)
> devfs on /dev (devfs, local)
> fdesc on /dev (fdesc, union)
> map -hosts on /net (autofs, automounted)
> map auto_home on /home (autofs, automounted)
> /dev/disk1s1 on /Volumes/IPTGA-K (msdos, local, nodev, nosuid, noowners)
> 
> 

If I understood you correctly, you need to copy the Documents directory.
If yes, you must copy to
the mounted directory and not to the device node:

 cp -R Documents /Volumes/IPTGA-K

Remark: You forgot the leading / in dev/disk1s1/www in the (useless)
command you presented us :-)
> 
> Thanks
> 
> /Kelvin Chan/
> 
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Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>

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