Eric Jahn wrote:
> On Friday 03 September 2004 12:26 am, Pete Theisen wrote:
>
>># Dynamic entries
>>/dev/floppy /mnt/floppy vfat,ext2,hfsplus noauto,users,dev 0 0
>
>
> Pete, what output do you get, when, as root, at the command line, with a
> formatted disk in the floppy drive, you type:
>
> mount /dev/floppy
>
> if that works, copy a file from the desktop to the drive. please also post
> output also:
>
> cp /home/your_username_here/Desktop/some_file_on_your_desktop_here /mnt/floppy
Hi Eric!
Grumble, grumble:
root@2[Pete]# mount /dev/floppy
mount: /dev/floppy already mounted or /mnt/floppy busy
mount: according to mtab, /dev/sda is already mounted on /mnt/floppy
root@2[Pete]# cp
/home/Pete/Desktop/z32_eng_us-1.0-5.tgz/mount/floppy/z32_eng_us-1.0-5.tgz
cp: missing destination file
Try `cp --help' for more information.
root@2[Pete]# cp--help
bash: cp--help: command not found
root@2[Pete]# cp --help
Usage: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE DEST
or: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
or: cp [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY SOURCE...
Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-a, --archive same as -dpR
--backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing
destination file
-b like --backup but does not accept an
argument
--copy-contents copy contents of special files when
recursive
-d same as --no-dereference --preserve=link
--no-dereference never follow symbolic links
-f, --force if an existing destination file cannot be
opened, remove it and try again
-i, --interactive prompt before overwrite
-H follow command-line symbolic links
-l, --link link files instead of copying
-L, --dereference always follow symbolic links
-p same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps
--preserve[=ATTR_LIST] preserve the specified attributes (default:
mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible
additional attributes: links, all
--no-preserve=ATTR_LIST don't preserve the specified attributes
--parents append source path to DIRECTORY
-P same as `--no-dereference'
-R, -r, --recursive copy directories recursively
--remove-destination remove each existing destination file before
attempting to open it (contrast with
--force)
--reply={yes,no,query} specify how to handle the prompt about an
existing destination file
--sparse=WHEN control creation of sparse files
--strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE
argument
-s, --symbolic-link make symbolic links instead of copying
-S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix
--target-directory=DIRECTORY move all SOURCE arguments into
DIRECTORY
-u, --update copy only when the SOURCE file is newer
than the destination file or when the
destination file is missing
-v, --verbose explain what is being done
-x, --one-file-system stay on this file system
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
By default, sparse SOURCE files are detected by a crude heuristic and the
corresponding DEST file is made sparse as well. That is the behavior
selected by --sparse=auto. Specify --sparse=always to create a sparse DEST
file whenever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero bytes.
Use --sparse=never to inhibit creation of sparse files.
The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or
through
the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given)
numbered, t make numbered backups
existing, nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never always make simple backups
As a special case, cp makes a backup of SOURCE when the force and backup
options are given and SOURCE and DEST are the same name for an existing,
regular file.
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
root@2[Pete]#
Get the help file! Clear as mud . . .
Regards,
Pete
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