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Invoke UFicle: How does a Linux user set up a GUI by NOLAWitch 2005-02-27 12:05:23
root account after the installation when root is only accessible from the command line? We need to copy a bunch of files and are unable to because they are DOS-based hard drive with spaces in and long directory file names (a bunch of MP3s). Help. We've mounted it as vfat but that doesn't help once we're at the command line.
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  which distro? by Kickstart2005-02-27 12:09:29
    Mandrake 10.1 (n/t) by NOLAWitch2005-02-27 12:18:59
  Why not just use the command line? (n/t) by Dracarys2005-02-27 12:09:45
  It's an option somewhere in a Mandrake menu by Hoth2005-02-27 12:18:09
  Bash can handle spaces in filenames. by jiteo2005-02-27 12:27:40
    Use tab completion, and it'll do it for you. (n/t) by LionsPhil2005-02-27 12:55:54
      Not if you want spaces in the filename by jiteo2005-02-27 12:58:18
        True, by LionsPhil2005-02-27 13:12:59
          My MP3s and movies are like that. (n/t) by jiteo2005-02-27 13:14:21
            So use single quotes. by bwkaz2005-02-27 15:20:25
  Also, by jiteo2005-02-27 12:34:54
  OK, files are copied. We'll see if we have more by NOLAWitch2005-02-27 12:41:49
    There are a few special characters that need that. by McNutcase2005-02-27 12:45:44
      GNU folks are info-mous! by jiteo2005-02-27 12:47:22
        *groan* (n/t) by LionsPhil2005-02-27 12:56:50
          Agreed. Bad manpages are no joke. (n/t) by McNutcase2005-02-27 12:59:29
  AND you can just use su: by jiteo2005-02-27 12:44:43
  how 'bout using mc? by Winsmith2005-02-27 13:35:48

 

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