15 May
2015
15 May
'15
2:28 p.m.
On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 02:11:34PM -0600, a wrote: Hi Anthony,
trying to copy mail contents where am I going wrong.
[sudo] password for a: cp: omitting directory ‘/home/a/.thunderbird’ a@a-laptop:~$ sudo cp ~/.thunderbird /media/a/ok cp: omitting directory ‘/home/a/.thunderbird’ a@a-laptop:~$ sudo cp ~/.thunderbird dev/sbd1/thunderbird cp: omitting directory ‘/home/a/.thunderbird’ a@a-laptop:~$ sudo cp ~/.thunderbird /dev/sbd1/thunderbird
cp can be a bit tricky with respect to directories, I suggest you use the -a switch (possibly named in your honor?) e.g: a@a-laptop:~$ sudo cp -a ~/.thunderbird /media/a/ok -- sam