> Access the floppy drive
To access your floppy drive: first, if it's a linux-formatted disk, you'll
need to be root, and use the command:
mount /mnt/floppy
>From there, you should be able to cd to the /mnt/floppy directory and view
its contents
If you need to use a Windows-formatted disk, you'll need the mtools package
installed. It might already be. Try:
mdir a:
and that should list the contents. :)
> Create Directories on the Hard Drive
just use this command, where *name* is the name of the directory:
mkdir *name*
> Move files from the Floppy Drive to the Hard Drive
if you're moving all files from a linux-formatted disk, you'll do this:
mv * /path/to/desired/directory
if you're copying them:
cp * /path/to/desired/directory
> I'm sure someone's got to be laughing at me for not having such basic
> information (It's actually kind of embarrassing...I'm a network engineer
for
> a living, and I can't copy a bunch of files from a floppy disk.... *Sigh*)
No, no one's laughing. We've all been there!
from your command line, if you type the word man and then the command you're
wanting information on, like this:
man mv
as an example, that will tell you information about that mv command. The man
pages, as they're called, can be very useful, but occasionally overwhelming
to the uninitiated. I'd recommend some books, too. Books that have helped me
so far:
RedHat 6 Unleashed (Publisher: Sams)
Running Linux (Publisher: O'Reilly)
And really, Linux for Dummies wouldn't be a bad place to start, either.
Hope this helps! Feel free to ask questions, but always remember to read and
experiment on your own, too, because it's a great way to learn!
Good luck,
Jennifer
