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Asked: 2026-06-06T19:08:45+00:00

i am tryign to copy a file from one directoy that i am to

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i am tryign to copy a file from one directoy that i am to a directory that already exists but the terminal gives me an error saying that it cannot create the file and that it does not exist

cp networkset.dat /projects/segra/hallo/data/binet

no such file or directory? this directory exists but why cant i copy this file in a different directory to the one i need it in. I am using c-shell terminal. i know this is trivial but i have tried everything. Do i need to set the directory path permissions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The destination path looks suspiciously like it wants to be off of either your home directory or the current directory, and not from the root. That is, maybe it’s supposed to have a “~/” at the beginning?

    %if /projects is in your home dir
cp networkset.dat ~/projects/segra/hallo/data/binet

    or

    %if /projects is off of the current directory
cp networkset.dat ./projects/segra/hallo/data/binet
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