Re: importing files on CD
On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 02:35:40PM -0500, Jacob S. wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 14:49:10 -0400
> Dougpol1 <Dougpol1@va.net> wrote:
>
> > HI Folks,
> > I am using Debian 3.0r2 Woody on a dual boot system along with
> > windows. I am am new to Linux but have managed to partitioned and
> > installed successfully. I need to bring over my files from windows by
> > way of CD. In Gnome I've learned to mount them but don't understand
> > how to import them into Home where I assume they need to be for me to
> > continue working on them in ABI word or another word processor. I
> > know this has got to be simple but one way or another I have made a
> > major project out of it. Thanks in advance for any help you can give
> > me.
>
> Hello Doug,
>
> Assuming the standard Debian mount point of /cdrom for the cdrom drive,
> the following command should work.
>
> 'cp -a /cdrom/* ~/'
>
> (cp is the copy command. -a tells it to use the 'archive' options,
> meaning copy all subdirectories and maintain file permissions. /cdrom/*
> is where to copy from, and ~/ tells it to copy the files to your home
> directory.)
If the disc has been written on Windows the files will probably have
those ugly execute permissions set. Wouldn't the -R option to cp be
more suitable in this case?
Regards
Matthias
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