Comments on: MacMost Now 233: Using Terminal to Copy Files http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html MacMost: Making the most of your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple TV. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Paul O http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-40493 Paul O Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:16:52 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-40493 Great tutorial, though I have had a problem. I am trying to copy "Documents" to my external hard drive. I use: cp -rpv "Volumes/The Hard Drive/Users/myname/Documents" ./ All my output comes out with "./Documents/*filename*: No such file or directory" Then the final line says: "Volumes/The Hard Drive/Users/myname/Documents: unable to copy ACL to ./Documents: Read only file system" When I check the contents of the external, nothing has happened Great tutorial, though I have had a problem. I am trying to copy “Documents” to my external hard drive.

I use:
cp -rpv “Volumes/The Hard Drive/Users/myname/Documents” ./

All my output comes out with “./Documents/*filename*: No such file or directory”
Then the final line says: “Volumes/The Hard Drive/Users/myname/Documents: unable to copy ACL to ./Documents: Read only file system”

When I check the contents of the external, nothing has happened

]]> By: sam http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-37242 sam Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:12:36 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-37242 That's a backslash. That’s a backslash.

]]> By: Joe Mac http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-32519 Joe Mac Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:50:53 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-32519 Great tip- I was having issues copying a large music collection from one external hd (fat32) to another. Your tip and great tutorial worked like a charm. Thank you again for the post! Great tip- I was having issues copying a large music collection from one external hd (fat32) to another. Your tip and great tutorial worked like a charm. Thank you again for the post!

]]> By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30115 Gary Rosenzweig Tue, 17 May 2011 20:13:41 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30115 That doesn't look right. Why the ~ before the destination? What happens when you just use the Finder to do the copy? That doesn’t look right. Why the ~ before the destination? What happens when you just use the Finder to do the copy?

]]> By: embroc http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30114 embroc Tue, 17 May 2011 20:08:37 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30114 Hi I tried typing this in cp -rpv "Final cut tutorials" ~/Volumes/"External 1TB" it found the files however said no such file or directory after each one. What did I do wrong? I was moving a folder from my desktop to an external hard drive. Hi I tried typing this in cp -rpv “Final cut tutorials” ~/Volumes/”External 1TB” it found the files however said no such file or directory after each one. What did I do wrong? I was moving a folder from my desktop to an external hard drive.

]]> By: Gary Rosenzweig http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30033 Gary Rosenzweig Sun, 15 May 2011 04:18:22 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30033 What do you mean? Can you be more specific? What do you mean? Can you be more specific?

]]> By: mido http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30024 mido Sat, 14 May 2011 21:24:43 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30024 you are greAAAAAAT MAN thanks a lot you are greAAAAAAT MAN thanks a lot

]]> By: mido http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30023 mido Sat, 14 May 2011 21:18:00 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-30023 what is the last button i shoul'd hit??? what is the last button i shoul’d hit???

]]> By: Almost there http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-29859 Almost there Sat, 07 May 2011 23:45:04 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-29859 Well... You got me closer than finder, however, Resource busy messages keep popping up and halting the whole procedure. So much for Terminal bypassing troublesome files. Well… You got me closer than finder, however, Resource busy messages keep popping up and halting the whole procedure. So much for Terminal bypassing troublesome files.

]]> By: A Photog Who Blogs http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-28416 A Photog Who Blogs Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:43:19 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-28416 I use it this way to prevent a file from being overwritten at the destination: cp -rpn /Volumes/HardDrive/PHOTOS/2010 ./ also, I learned if you end the directory with a slash, it will only copy the contents, not the actual directory. such as: /Volumes/HardDrive/PHOTOS/2010/ I use it this way to prevent a file from being overwritten at the destination:

cp -rpn /Volumes/HardDrive/PHOTOS/2010 ./

also, I learned if you end the directory with a slash, it will only copy the contents, not the actual directory. such as:

/Volumes/HardDrive/PHOTOS/2010/

]]> By: A Photog Who Blogs http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-28414 A Photog Who Blogs Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:08:37 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-28414 I've been hunting for a mac app to do a better job of copying files, and now I don't need one, and I can feel cool using Terminal! I’ve been hunting for a mac app to do a better job of copying files, and now I don’t need one, and I can feel cool using Terminal!

]]> By: Jared http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-27289 Jared Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:59:50 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-27289 The forward slashes \ are used to tell the terminal there is a space in the name. Putting the whole path in quotes tells the terminal that the \ are really in the file name, which they are not. So either get rid of the quotes or the forward slashes and it should work just fine. The forward slashes \ are used to tell the terminal there is a space in the name. Putting the whole path in quotes tells the terminal that the \ are really in the file name, which they are not. So either get rid of the quotes or the forward slashes and it should work just fine.

]]> By: Kedron http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-26161 Kedron Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:44:59 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-26161 I have this running right now in my terminal! Thank you SO much for this quick and easy tutorial! This is JUST what I was hoping to find!! I have this running right now in my terminal! Thank you SO much for this quick and easy tutorial! This is JUST what I was hoping to find!!

]]> By: Pieter C http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-26011 Pieter C Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:39:18 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-26011 Thank you so much for this tutorial! You really made my day! I used your command to copy the entire HDD from my girlfriends MacBook to an external HDD. Best regards, Pieter Thank you so much for this tutorial! You really made my day!
I used your command to copy the entire HDD from my girlfriends MacBook to an external HDD.

Best regards,
Pieter

]]> By: Garfield http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-25923 Garfield Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:30:31 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-25923 This works: cp -rpv "/Volumes/Untitled" ./ But this does not work: cp -rpv "/Volumes/Untitled/Documents\ and\ Settings/Grim/My\ Documents " ./ Note: The path were obtained by dragging the folder into terminal so I know I don't have a type. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks This works:
cp -rpv “/Volumes/Untitled” ./

But this does not work:
cp -rpv “/Volumes/Untitled/Documents\ and\ Settings/Grim/My\ Documents ” ./

Note: The path were obtained by dragging the folder into terminal so I know I don’t have a type. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

]]> By: Tyler http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-24642 Tyler Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:41:45 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-24642 I need to know how to do this :( I need to know how to do this :(

]]> By: Tom http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-24482 Tom Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:12:42 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-24482 Thank you! 65GBs of music was painstaking! More people should know about you. Thank you! 65GBs of music was painstaking! More people should know about you.

]]> By: MAx http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-23189 MAx Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:38:53 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-23189 Good God. Finally a clear answer! Where has this video been hiding all my life? Good God. Finally a clear answer! Where has this video been hiding all my life?

]]> By: Prateek http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-22892 Prateek Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:40:59 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-22892 You helped me recover over 90 gigs from my external hard drive thank you so much You helped me recover over 90 gigs from my external hard drive thank you so much

]]> By: ShabbaRanks http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-21470 ShabbaRanks Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:06:37 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-21470 Thanks. I had exactly the same problem with the stupid Finder. You da man! Thanks. I had exactly the same problem with the stupid Finder.

You da man!

]]> By: ouriel http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-20587 ouriel Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:25:03 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-20587 Man, you really made my day! I was stuck with my whole itunes library, and no possibility to copy it back to a newly formatted FAT32 external drive. I wish I had found your post earlier. Would have saved me some precious time. You're first in my bookmarks now! Man, you really made my day! I was stuck with my whole itunes library, and no possibility to copy it back to a newly formatted FAT32 external drive. I wish I had found your post earlier. Would have saved me some precious time. You’re first in my bookmarks now!

]]> By: Homer http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-16776 Homer Sat, 02 May 2009 02:35:58 +0000 http://macmost.com/using-terminal-to-copy-files.html#comment-16776 Thanks for the tip! To place volumes/folders/files names; Instead of typing it in the terminal, you can open a Finder window, then locate the desired source (or destination), then simply drag-and-drop the object inside the Terminal window. The complete path will be entered automatically by Unix at the cursor position. Thanks for the tip!
To place volumes/folders/files names; Instead of typing it in the terminal, you can open a Finder window, then locate the desired source (or destination), then simply drag-and-drop the object inside the Terminal window. The complete path will be entered automatically by Unix at the cursor position.

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