copy command (cp) ???

[derek4100]

hi, i wonder anyone out there have problem with cp command with Kompany ROM. I try to copy a few object file to root or proc and etc. I am not be able to copy it from CF card. the error was. the file is not available even though I was at the CF directoryand saw all the file by and ls command.  Please help out if anyone know how to do it.

derek4100

[offroadgeek]

this might be a stupid (or basic) question, but did you make sure to su before trying the copy?

[qx773]

You could try using:

fuser filename

to see if any processes are accessing the file that you are trying to copy.

[Stubear]

You acn't copy files to proc! It doesn't actually exist in a physical sense like your cf card - all the fiels in proc are virtual and controlled by the kernel - you can only edit them (an only some of them) not delete or add to them.

To add stuff to root, you will probably need to be root.

Also make sure the case of the file you are trying to copy is 100% correct as well as the name - any extra spaces or such will cause problems also some characters - (/\[{]}#",?) for example - will need to be escaped before you can use them in a file name

for example if you wanted to copy a file called "Hey Jude.mp3" then you would have to use the following command

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cp Hey\ Jude.mp3 /home/zaurus/mp3/
To help you with learning what needs to escaped try the wonderful bash auto-completion

When typing hit [tab] key and bash will try to finish the line for you. If there are more than 1 possible solution nothing happens, hit [tab] again and it will list the possibilities for you, type a few more characters then hit tab again. This save a heap of typing and is one of the things I miss when I have to use the other OS.

Stu