# Before you try copying as superuser, you might want to try things out a bit, just to get cumfy.
# Open a terminal. You'll see something like: username@computername:~$ # Simple commands: ls # shows you what's in that path) ls -A # shows hidden files) cd KemarHRTF # you go to this folder cd /home/john/KemarHRTF # same effect cd ~/KemarHRTF # Will only work if you are logged in as john cd ../ # Go back one step (back to home folder in this case) Now, just to try copying: mkdir ~/testingfolder # creates this folder cd ~/testingfolder # We enter that folder touch this # New command. We create a file named this cp this that # copies this and names it that cp ~/testingfolder/this ~/testingfolder/that2 # same effect cd ../ # go back one folder cd # just using cd will make you end up in home folder rm -r testingfolder # removed testingfolder and everything in it # So, back to your question.. # In this situation you would do (check my spelling): sudo cp -r /home/john/KemarHRTF /usr/share/SuperCollider/KemarHRTF # You could also do (if you are logged in as john: sudo cp -r ~/KemarHRTF /usr/share/SuperCollider/KemarHRTF # Or, if you are sure you are in home folder sudo cp -r KemarHRTF /usr/share/SuperCollider # You can always use these to find about how to use different commands: cp --help # works on most commands man cp # shows a manual for the command, use "q" to exit On 04/11/2011 10:16 PM, c.c.c. wrote: > pardon my ignorance... > but can you please show me how full path, process will look like if > folder i want to copy is in home/john/KemarHRTF > and destination folder is usr/share/SuperCollider > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://puredyne.466513.n3.nabble.com/puredyne-copy-paste-permissions-tp2806164p2808356.html > Sent from the Puredyne mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > --- > [email protected] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne -- ailo --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
