How can i copy files from any usb stick to user's home directory using terminal commanld line?

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As i mentioned in my question title above i have a usb stick that contains the folders "theme" and "icons". I want to copy those 2 folders in the folder home/andrew/.config folder of my computer or any other computer. How can i do that using the terminal?

I am on a Linux Mint xfce system.

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If it's just a one-time copy, running cp -r src-dir dest-dir should be sufficient. Are you looking for something more advanced?
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I am on a Linux Mint xfce system.

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If it's just a one-time copy, running cp -r src-dir dest-dir should be sufficient. Are you looking for something more advanced?
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I am on a Linux Mint xfce system.

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I am on a Linux Mint xfce system.

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asked Dec 2 at 13:20

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asked Dec 2 at 13:20

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asked Dec 2 at 13:20

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If it's just a one-time copy, running cp -r src-dir dest-dir should be sufficient. Are you looking for something more advanced?
– Haxiel
Dec 2 at 13:47

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If it's just a one-time copy, running cp -r src-dir dest-dir should be sufficient. Are you looking for something more advanced?
– Haxiel
Dec 2 at 13:47

If it's just a one-time copy, running cp -r src-dir dest-dir should be sufficient. Are you looking for something more advanced?
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Given your username is Andrew or rather andrew, it will most likely be mounted under /media/andrew/a_volume_name. So first you need to get this full path. You can store it in a shell variable to make things easy:

ls /media/andrew

See or find the right entry in the output, and now save it in the source directory variable:

s_dir=/media/andrew/my_usb_drive

Of course replace my_usb_drive with the right name. Once you have this, enter this command:

cp -r "$s_dir"/theme "$s_dir"/icons /home/andrew/.config

answered Dec 2 at 13:50

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Is there any wild card for the usb path? For example how can i copy my usb folders to a friend's computer if i dont know the name of his home directory?
– Designer
Dec 2 at 15:42

Run ls /home ...
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:03

The usb mount point is variable. /media is deprecated in many modern OS. Run mount to find the mount point
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:05

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~ is a variable which directly references the current users home directory.
– Panki
Dec 2 at 17:15

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@Designer This is too broad to automate easily, though it may be done, as per the comments above.
– Tomasz
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ls /media/andrew

See or find the right entry in the output, and now save it in the source directory variable:

s_dir=/media/andrew/my_usb_drive

Of course replace my_usb_drive with the right name. Once you have this, enter this command:

cp -r "$s_dir"/theme "$s_dir"/icons /home/andrew/.config

answered Dec 2 at 13:50

Tomasz

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Is there any wild card for the usb path? For example how can i copy my usb folders to a friend's computer if i dont know the name of his home directory?
– Designer
Dec 2 at 15:42

Run ls /home ...
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:03

The usb mount point is variable. /media is deprecated in many modern OS. Run mount to find the mount point
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:05

1

~ is a variable which directly references the current users home directory.
– Panki
Dec 2 at 17:15

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@Designer This is too broad to automate easily, though it may be done, as per the comments above.
– Tomasz
Dec 2 at 17:21

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ls /media/andrew

See or find the right entry in the output, and now save it in the source directory variable:

s_dir=/media/andrew/my_usb_drive

Of course replace my_usb_drive with the right name. Once you have this, enter this command:

cp -r "$s_dir"/theme "$s_dir"/icons /home/andrew/.config

answered Dec 2 at 13:50

Tomasz

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Is there any wild card for the usb path? For example how can i copy my usb folders to a friend's computer if i dont know the name of his home directory?
– Designer
Dec 2 at 15:42

Run ls /home ...
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:03

The usb mount point is variable. /media is deprecated in many modern OS. Run mount to find the mount point
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:05

1

~ is a variable which directly references the current users home directory.
– Panki
Dec 2 at 17:15

1

@Designer This is too broad to automate easily, though it may be done, as per the comments above.
– Tomasz
Dec 2 at 17:21

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ls /media/andrew

See or find the right entry in the output, and now save it in the source directory variable:

s_dir=/media/andrew/my_usb_drive

Of course replace my_usb_drive with the right name. Once you have this, enter this command:

cp -r "$s_dir"/theme "$s_dir"/icons /home/andrew/.config

answered Dec 2 at 13:50

Tomasz

9,12052964

ls /media/andrew

See or find the right entry in the output, and now save it in the source directory variable:

s_dir=/media/andrew/my_usb_drive

Of course replace my_usb_drive with the right name. Once you have this, enter this command:

cp -r "$s_dir"/theme "$s_dir"/icons /home/andrew/.config

answered Dec 2 at 13:50

Tomasz

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answered Dec 2 at 13:50

Tomasz

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answered Dec 2 at 13:50

Tomasz

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answered Dec 2 at 13:50

Tomasz

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Is there any wild card for the usb path? For example how can i copy my usb folders to a friend's computer if i dont know the name of his home directory?
– Designer
Dec 2 at 15:42

Run ls /home ...
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:03

The usb mount point is variable. /media is deprecated in many modern OS. Run mount to find the mount point
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:05

1

~ is a variable which directly references the current users home directory.
– Panki
Dec 2 at 17:15

1

@Designer This is too broad to automate easily, though it may be done, as per the comments above.
– Tomasz
Dec 2 at 17:21

add a comment |

Is there any wild card for the usb path? For example how can i copy my usb folders to a friend's computer if i dont know the name of his home directory?
– Designer
Dec 2 at 15:42

Run ls /home ...
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:03

The usb mount point is variable. /media is deprecated in many modern OS. Run mount to find the mount point
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:05

1

~ is a variable which directly references the current users home directory.
– Panki
Dec 2 at 17:15

1

@Designer This is too broad to automate easily, though it may be done, as per the comments above.
– Tomasz
Dec 2 at 17:21

Is there any wild card for the usb path? For example how can i copy my usb folders to a friend's computer if i dont know the name of his home directory?
– Designer
Dec 2 at 15:42

Run ls /home ...
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:03

The usb mount point is variable. /media is deprecated in many modern OS. Run mount to find the mount point
– Panther
Dec 2 at 16:05

~ is a variable which directly references the current users home directory.
– Panki
Dec 2 at 17:15

@Designer This is too broad to automate easily, though it may be done, as per the comments above.
– Tomasz
Dec 2 at 17:21

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