How to copy files in Maemo
 

I'm spending some time today trying to teach myself some more Linux/Maemo commands/system applications and right now I'm trying to figure out a solution to a 'real life' issue: copying files.

I find the directory that holds the files I want to copy.
I issue emelfm2 in a rootshell and I'm able to select the files and the 'copy' command.
But when I browse to the directory where I want to copy them to I don't find a 'paste' command.

File Manager only seems to show certain folders (sort of dumbed-down) whilst Emelfm2 shows the lot.

The original files are located in the flash memory and the destination folder is on the internal mem card.

Any suggestions for how to copy ONE and MULTIPLE (non-sequential) files between directories? Any good file-copy-paste tool and/or command-line commands?

(Don't worry, I'm just copying an image file to play with :-)).

Re: How to copy files in Maemo
 

I did it before. I think with EmelFM2, when you hit the copy button, it copyies from the left pane to the right pane. I did that when I changed my boot screens.

Re: How to copy files in Maemo
 

Just use the command line.
to move files:
mv sourcefile destinationfile
example (move something from flash to memory card):
mv /home/user/MyDocuments/.images/pic1.jpg /media/mmc1/pics/

to copy files:
The same as above except use cp instead of mv

to copy/move multiple files (all files that end with .jpg extension):
cp /directory/*.jpg /media/mmc1/pics/

or (to copy all files)

cp /directory/* /media/mmc2/files/

Re: How to copy files in Maemo
 

Thanks I'll try that.

On a side-note. When running emelfm2 from root I can't seem to get emelfm2 to full-screen mode. Is that a limitation from executing the program as root (rootsh in my case) from the terminal?

EDIT: The copying between panes worked like a charm. Thanks!

Re: How to copy files in Maemo
 

I use Midnight Commander via osso xterm for almost everything (file stuff, editing, etc.). :)