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Re: [LUG] Copying to hidden directory

 

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:30:17 +0000
Neil Winchurst <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have tried using cp in a terminal screen but get some error message
> about no such file or directory.

What are the directories, what (precisely) was the command and what was
the error? More information needed!

cp ~/documents/foo/bar/test.c ~/.config/

Use tab completion to work out which is the correct location. If you
use tab, you won't get "no such file or directory" errors.

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