On 2007/09/01 00:41 (GMT+0200) primm apparently typed:
I've 800 or so files and folders in a folder called nonmembers. I mkdir another folder in the folder nonmembers called members. I want to copy all the 800 files in nonmembers to members. I'm in the nonmembers folder at the command line. What do I type? Sounds easy doesn't it. I tried cp -a * members but that of course includes members. I suppose I want to say 'copy everything in the nonmembers folder that was there before I made the members folder to the members folder'. If I had a gui I would simply drag and drop.
The others' answers got you by, but consider for the future another option - a text mode OFM, or shell. Most behave similar to a GUI in having 2 opposing panes, so that you can copy or move between panes (directories) with a minimum of keystrokes, or even with a mouse. They can even be run in X. Konsole includes in its main menu the one most Linux OFM users use: MC (Midnight Commander). It's in the standard repos if not already installed. -- " It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible." George Washington Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org