Unix Introduction Part2
UNIX Tutorial Two 2.1 Copying Files cp (copy) cp file1 file2 is the command which makes a copy of file1 in the current working directory and calls it file2 What we are going to do now, is to take a file stored in an open access area of the file system, and use the cp command to copy it to your unixstuff directory. First, cd to your unixstuff directory. % cd ~/unixstuff Then at the UNIX prompt, type, % cp /vol/examples/tutorial/science.txt . Note: Don't forget the dot . at the end. Remember, in UNIX, the dot means the current directory. The above command means copy the file science.txt to the current directory, keeping the name the same. (Note: The directory /vol/examples/tutorial/ is an area to which everyone in the school has read and copy access. If you are from outside the University, you can grab a copy of the file here . Use 'File/Save As..' from the menu bar to save it into yo
