Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:07:01 +0000 (GMT) | | From | S Iremonger <> | | Subject | Re: Query - Regarding strange behaviour. |
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>its not even allowing me to copy it ...then surely it wont allow me mv as >well... what else can i try... >[root@test root]# mount >/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw) >[root@test /]# cd /usr >[root@test usr]# cp bin testbin >cp: omitting directory `bin'
"cp" does not normally copy direcrories as such by DEFAULT.
Use the "-R" flag on "cp" to make it 'recurse' and copy the whole directory and directory/files under it.
e.g. "cp -R bin bincopy"
And, show us all the results of the following 2 commands, please.
ls -ld /usr/bin lsattr -d /usr/bin
--S Iremonger <exxsi@bath.ac.uk>
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