On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:53:29 +0200 Matthias Czapla <dermatsch@gmx.de> wrote: > 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? True. In this case I guess he may not even want the owner of the files preserved, depending on how the cd was written. Thanks, Jacob -- GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 Random .signature #35: A truly stable environment would be a concrete basement with no Windows! Computers are no different. http://www.linux.org
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