On Saturday 31 March 2007 19:04, dwain wrote:
> Rajko M. wrote:
...
> > /home/my directory/file directory/file.icc/
> > ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^
> > Are the spaces real? Is that file or directory?
> >
> > If spaces are not the problem than
> > cp --help
> > tells
> > Usage: cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
> > or: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
> > or: cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
> > Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
> >
> > So your command tells cp to use:
> > /home/my_directory/file_directory/file.icc/
> > as directory where you should copy:
> > /usr/share/color/icc/Adobe_ICC_Profiles/RGB_Profiles/
> >
> > Simple
> > cd /home/my_directory/file_directory/
This was example how names suppose to be.
Instead of "my directory" use my_directory like it is used in:
Adobe_ICC_Profiles
and
RGB_Profiles
BTW, in your home directory there is no need to use "my".
It is all yours ;-)
> > cp file.icc /usr/share/color/icc/Adobe_ICC_Profiles/RGB_Profiles/
> > will do what you want, or if you want your way:
> >
> > cp -t /usr/share/color/icc/Adobe_ICC_Profiles/RGB_Profiles/ "/home/my
> > directory/file directory/file.icc"
> > should do it.
I'm not sure is double quote " " the source of problem, or something else, but
you can use single quotes as well ' '
> I have done it both ways you have recommended and it still tells me the
> file or directory does not exist. I have written the file name as it
> was downloaded in caps where there are caps and I have written it in
> lowercase letters and still the message tells me the file does not
> exist. This just plain bumfuzzles me.
>
> When I did it the last way you show I used the quotation marks as you
> showed. Still, file does not exist.
>
> Question, if a file type is unknown can it be copied, moved or whatever?
Known or unknown to KDE or GNOME, doesn't mean anything for copy operation,
even in graphic mode, and nothing at all in the shell (text mode, command
line).
What is important are:
- spaces in the file or directory name will break the name in 2 parts
"my directory" for the shell are 2 files "my" and "directory",
so put that in quotes will keep them as one file name, or using
my\ directory
will tell shell that space is part of the name.
- slash / that marks directory, and it should not follow normal file
- file names are case sensitive, so Dwain is not the same as dwain, DWAIN,
dWAIN (with Caps Lock active), DwAiN etc.
- any character that doesn't belong like dot mentioned in other post.
If you want to use command line
cp -t /usr/share/color/icc/Adobe_ICC_Profiles/RGB_Profiles/<single-space>
/home/my\ directory/file\ directory/file.icc
Note that line is broken in mail message and it should be single line with one
space instead of <single-space>.
The back slash as mentioned makes shell to accept space as part of the name.
In the KDE you should have:
Main menu - Applications
System -- File Manager -- File Manager - Super User Mode
give root password
Find file in /home/my_directory/file_directory/file.icc/
Right click on file.icc to get drop down menu, click Copy.
Browse to /usr/share/color/icc/Adobe_ICC_Profiles/RGB_Profiles/
Right click on empty space to get drop down menu, click Paste.
Done.
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Regards, Rajko.
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