Yes, Terminal files and folders are case sensitive. Gary On Jan 6, 2015, at 7:58 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote:
> do the capital letters make any difference? I’ve got a music folder that’s in > another folder because it was transferred into this computer from another > one. I could probably pick up the contents and move it into the music folder > that’s on this computer but it’s pretty large. >> On Jan 5, 2015, at 7:14 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >> You can start with /Users (note the slash in front) but usually when you >> open terminal you are in your home directory you can just start with the >> directory. For instance from my home directory: >> >> open -a /Applications/VLC.app Music/Classical >> >> I made this up but this should give you an example. >> >> If this doesn't work, tell what the directory is and I can send you an exact >> example to past into Terminal. Also remember that when typing you can tab to >> have it complete. Fore example, once you type VL you can probably tab and it >> will complete VLC.app but there will be a slash after that and no space so >> you would have to space before typing the directory. The same with >> /applications. You can type /App and do a tab and it should compete >> /Applications with a slash after that and of course then you can start >> VLC.app without spacing. Voiceover should echo enough for you to know what >> you are doing. >> >> -- >> Cheryl >> >> I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. >> I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper >> thrown in the trash! >> Then God gave me a new heart and life: >> His joy for my despairing tears! >> And now, every day: >> "This I call to mind, >> and therefore I have hope: >> The steadfast love of the Lord >> never ceases; >> his mercies never come to an end; >> they are new every morning; >> great is your faithfulness." >> (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 5, 2015, at 6:32 PM, Lorie McCloud <lorice...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I’m requesting a lesson in terminal. I followed Cheryl’s instructions about >> how to open a music folder in vlc. I got the message “file does not exist”. >> it’s a folder, but besides that I must have done the syntax incorrectly as >> far as the path goes. do you start from users/ or before that? I wrote the >> name of each folder with a slash in-between. what am I missing? >> >> Thanks. >> Lorie >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
