From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out5-smtp.messagingengine.com (out5-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.29]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A95861EF508 for ; Mon, 7 Jan 2013 06:06:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from compute4.internal (compute4.nyi.mail.srv.osa [10.202.2.44]) by gateway1.nyi.mail.srv.osa (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F17D20486; Mon, 7 Jan 2013 06:06:16 -0500 (EST) Received: from frontend2.nyi.mail.srv.osa ([10.202.2.161]) by compute4.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 07 Jan 2013 06:06:16 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ftml.net; h=date :from:to:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type; s=mesmtp; bh=QEYwmrmRu30IQX55ZFCkmeUZ5Ow=; b=EPZa PdlmipEkSkGmyPzN+N6dn+8VHFxcn3sG/TbeII4tZPhR5VKIHwRIlrGVVnptmPlU ArjRxdqxAQmu2oN/YflE17EKxrQz0pVpJCG86E85JGotPHnZVq26oXyagsg+lsQB fsJqdA2vbWdzK20czd9dOC5btAJmOov9uDRXfp8= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to :message-id:references:mime-version:content-type; s=smtpout; bh= QEYwmrmRu30IQX55ZFCkmeUZ5Ow=; b=QN+y0aUciv74xaIsPlO3IQ2cEBXdpzBk RSbmXRgF3OS7mxMLyhVX8Jb0BJMNA0U9af38RDSE8r8lh53/SBLjyVUXtGx9SsXP 4/1pg95M5Jh9xC3TRBBI0f1e6Kaducq2mJGUDgrszMUqxObGJjFbJclJY4ilPN27 ujFpad20M/0= X-Sasl-enc: pV07+OpcuwExKBbk5SmOkQBG9aglbYTmOcM7Im5DnjC0 1357556776 Received: from ltp (unknown [108.44.49.34]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 2E656482513; Mon, 7 Jan 2013 06:06:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 06:06:14 -0500 From: Chuck Hallenbeck X-X-Sender: chuckh@ltp.kansys.inc To: Glenn , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: CLI, accessing another drive In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 2.03 (LNX 1266 2009-07-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:06:18 -0000 Hi Glen, On Sun, 6 Jan 2013, Glenn wrote: > Hi, > I know that other drives are devices such as /dev/sdb, or /dev/hdc, and the > like. > But I am messing with Arch Linux, with Speakup, and I want to install Voxin, > and I will plug in a thumb drive, it will probably be /dev/sdd. > can I just work my way to the folder in Arch that I want to put the install > file, and do something like: > cp /dev/sdd/voxin-enu-4.3.tgz > and bring it in? > I am used to copying files with Ubuntu, and only using the CLI for > installation of the files. > Glenn > You must mount the device, such as /dev/hdb1, /dev/sdb1, or the like, to a point in your file system. Linux usually makes an empty directory available for that purpose, such as /mnt, or /media. The mounbt command might look like this: # mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt The number sign indicates that you must be root to do that. Once it is mounbted, you can then use the cp command to copy your file from /mnt/filename, or /media/filename, just as though it were already present on your system. You can also write to that device by referring to it as /mnt, delete stuff from it, and so on, being careful when finished to unmount it, something like this: # umount /mnt or # umount /dev/sdb1 Either form is correct, and the unmount command is really spelled umount, no kidding. Chuck > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@linux-speakup.org > http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Chuck in Hudson, i.e., Hudson on the Hudson.