Being perfectly honest, it's fairly easy from the command line and is worth having a play with jsut to get yourself comfortable with using the CLI.
It's often easier from CLI, as you are fairly sure of getting some error message back when there was a problem. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 10:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [newbie] copying files from cd > > Also works fine in KDE/Konqurer. -Jeff > > On 27 Jan 2002, you wrote: > > > I've never used Nautilus, so I can't comment, but what you are doing > > sounds correct. or at least plausible. > > > > No ida why it gives you an empty file though. Any Nautilus users who > > can comment? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 9:26 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [newbie] copying files from cd > > > > I am doing everything from the desktop, I am way to new to try > > anything else. From Nautilus right click copy, go to a new > > directory, right click paste. files go in but 0 bytes. I changed from > > > > Gnome to Windowmaker and it worked fine. -Jeff > > > > > > On 27 Jan 2002, you wrote: > > > > > You aren't copying it correctly! > > > > > > You should be doing something like 'cp /mnt/cdrom/afile.txt > > > ~/afile.txt'. > > > > > > > > > Are you doing this copy from the command line or the desktop. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 7:35 PM To: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [newbie] copying files from cd > > > > > > > > Hi. I am really new to the Linux experience and just had a basic > > > > question. When I try to copy a file from a cd to my hard drive it > > > > copies over fine but shows up as a file with 0 bytes, and can not > > be > > > > opened. Wondering what I am doing wrong. -Jeff > > << File: message.footer >> ********************************************************************** This email and any files sent with it are intended only for the named recipient. If you are not the named recipient please telephone/email the sender immediately. You should not disclose the content or take/retain/distribute any copies. ********************************************************************** Norwich Union Life & Pensions Limited Registered Office 2 Rougier Street York YO90 1UU Registered in England Number 3253947 A member of the Norwich Union Marketing Group which is regulated by the Personal Investment Authority. Member of the Association of British Insurers. For further Enquires 01603 622200
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