Re: Extracting directories from an ISO image, command line tool?

[Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>]

On Thursday 10 September 2015 16:17:22 Richard Owlett wrote:
> Brian wrote:
> > On Thu 10 Sep 2015 at 09:06:42 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >> Brian wrote:
> >>> On Thu 10 Sep 2015 at 08:06:36 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >>>> Environment:
> >>>> Using dd I have copied physical [NO INTERNET AVAILABLE ;] Debian DVD's
> >>>> to /media/distributionA resulting in
> >>>> /media/distributionA/DVD1.iso
> >>>> /media/distributionA/DVD2.iso
> >>>> .
> >>>> .
> >>>> /media/distributionA/DVDn.iso
> >>>>
> >>>> Goal:
> >>>> Extract pool directory (and all of its sub-directories) resulting in
> >>>> /media/distributionA/poolA/
> >>>> /media/distributionA/poolA/contrib
> >>>> /media/distributionA/poolA/main
> >>>>
> >>>> What commands should I be looking at?
> >>>> TIA
> >>>
> >>> I'd use mc (midnight commander) for that. Open ISO, tag files and copy.
> >>> It saves having to think about commands. :)
> >>
> >> I explicitly tried to eliminate GUI and GUI-like responses by subject
> >> line.
> >
> > I explicitly ignored the effort. :)
> >
> >> I did however browse the man page. It might work.
> >> Besides I like to think - that's why I dumped the Windows approach of
> >> BIG DADDY knows best ;!
> >>
> >>> I'd also dispense with the dd part and just mount the media somewhere.
> >>
> >> VIOLATES 1st line of "Environment". Please note verb tense.
> >
> > I have. It's the "present". Do I get points now?
>
> "have copied" is PAST tense - *not* PRESENT tense.
>
> Some languages have an explicit form denoting "an action
> completed in the past with a continuing effect in the present".
> Wish English did.

It has.  The perfect tense.  That is exactly what it is.

Lisi