 | | | Bash script help | Bash script help 2004-02-07 - By Mathieu Masse
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> I want to write a bash script to copy my bookmarks, addressbook and
> mbox files from Mozilla on Linux to Mozilla on Windows. I started with
> this but it keeps giving me a Permission denied error.
>
> ########
> #!/bin/sh
>
>
> # This script will copy my mail folders (mbox, rules, contacts and
> bookmarks)
> # to my windows directory.
>
>
> lin=/home/mathieu/.mozilla/default/lprtbxy0.slt/
> win=/mnt/W2K/Documents\ and\ Settings/Mathieu\ Masse/Application\
> Data/Mozilla/Profiles/Default\ User/qe0cqve6.slt/
>
>
> cp $lin/bookmarks.html $win
> cp $lin/abook* $win
>
> ########
>
>
Ok got it to work but not with the variable for the windows directory,
it complains about the spaces in the path. When I put it either with
nothing or some \ it gives the same error, when I enter in the cp lines
the full win path instead of the variable it works. How do I enter it
has a variable?
Mathieu
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