On 2/10/06, Anne Wilson <cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > cp /mnt/hde7/anne/Gnucash/ /mnt/sde gets > cp: omitting directory /mnt/hde7/anne/Gnucash/ It should be # cp -r <source directory> <destination> r for recursively copy directories.. -- Regards Vivek Registered Linux User #374218 Livin' The iLife ~ http://www.ilifenet.net