On Monday 28 Mar 2005 15:29, SnapafunFrank wrote: > Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > >On Monday 28 Mar 2005 14:47, SnapafunFrank wrote: > >>Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > >>>Hello Frank > >>> > >>>Thanks for that vote of confidence! > >>>No joy with df ... > >>> > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]$ /home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt > >>>bash: /home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt: No such file or directory > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]$ su > >>>Password: > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]# df /home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt > >>>df: `/home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt': No such file or directory > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]# exit > >>> > >>>Tried to do the attachments as requested. The only /etc/udev/udev is > >>>the .conf. I can't attach the /etc/udev/permission.d and can't see a > >>>/etc/udev/udev/permission > >>> > >>>The files don't all match your requests. I've included old lilo > >>>seeing as it is there. The rules is /etc/udev/rules.d > >>> > >>>Hope this makes sense. > >>> > >>>Rosemary > >> > >>You missed the most important part Rosemary: Compare to two commands > >> below: > >> > >>$ df /home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt [ Your closet command to > >>my request ] > >> > >>$ df > /home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt [ The correct command ~ > >>notice the greater than symbol ] > >> > >>This is how [ whenever it is possible to do so ] we put the output of a > >>command ( in this case $ df ) to a text file instead > >>of printing it directly to the screen. This makes/overwrites a text file > >>at the location ( path ) you choose. > >> > >>An extension of this is to use two greater than symbols " >> " and this > >>will add to the text file rather than overwrite it. > >> > >>Hope this becomes a useful tool for you to use. > > > >In fact I had tried it both ways, and have tried again. > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]$ df > /home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]$ df > /home/rosemary/Desktop/df.txt > > > >On the first ocassion, some while ago, I got syntax error when I put the > >greater than sign in. > > > >Rosemary > > Well, I just tried it by highlighting and copy then pasting it into > konsole just as you have reported it back here and on my desktop I now have > the df.txt file ( changed rosemary to frank of course. > > Something else to fix because this is a great tool for sharing your > problems AND for making text files of your files before you make > alterations. > > In a previous post you sent me the output of df so I have that info at > least and is why I have asked for the fdisk stuff. > > Try cd~ing to the Desktop and see if all the directories exist as to > /home/rosemary/Desktop/ > > It may well be that there is something different here. > > *Er.... if either of the commands simply returned you directly to the > prompt without doing anything then check your Desktop.... > the file ( df.txt ) may actually be there.......*
Yes - it is there. I had looked but missed it - partly because it is so small, and also because I have a beautiful photo of Abel Tasman Park set as wallpaper, and it was lost in that. Apologies ...
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