Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263742AbVBCQNm (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:13:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263185AbVBCQLe (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:11:34 -0500 Received: from kelly.bath.ac.uk ([138.38.32.20]:56411 "EHLO kelly.bath.ac.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262953AbVBCQHD (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Feb 2005 11:07:03 -0500 Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:07:01 +0000 (GMT) From: S Iremonger X-X-Sender: exxsi@amos.bath.ac.uk To: Pankaj Agarwal cc: linux-os@analogic.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linux Net Subject: Re: Query - Regarding strange behaviour. In-Reply-To: <015901c50a07$721f2620$8d00150a@dreammac> Message-ID: References: <001501c509ff$d4be02e0$8d00150a@dreammac> <015901c50a07$721f2620$8d00150a@dreammac> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Scanner: 2b0cf978998f6064c7a2a3d185895e0994200e0c Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 829 Lines: 28 >its not even allowing me to copy it ...then surely it wont allow me mv as >well... what else can i try... >[root@test root]# mount >/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw) >[root@test /]# cd /usr >[root@test usr]# cp bin testbin >cp: omitting directory `bin' "cp" does not normally copy direcrories as such by DEFAULT. Use the "-R" flag on "cp" to make it 'recurse' and copy the whole directory and directory/files under it. e.g. "cp -R bin bincopy" And, show us all the results of the following 2 commands, please. ls -ld /usr/bin lsattr -d /usr/bin --S Iremonger - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/