I need to copy a pdf file from the bash command line. I have trouble using cp. An error message appears. If I can copy it, I am hoping that it is stored as a variable. That's all. enter image description here Here's an image file of the example for more simple and detailed situation.
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Please avoid using images for textual content (like code/error message/text output). Also please clarify what you actually trying to achieve. – Alexei Levenkov Dec 20 '15 at 02:47
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see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/749544/pipe-to-from-clipboard – Riyafa Abdul Hameed Dec 20 '15 at 03:09
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1) you typed "cd" into the command line, not "cp"
2) to use 'cp' you need to type [ cp (inputfile) (outputfile) ]
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use [ tab ] to auto-complete the file names for input, and then see if that helps. (spaces can cause issues in 'path' variables) – mawalker Dec 20 '15 at 02:37
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That would release the copied document immediately. I can't do that. It needs to be saved as a variable. So I can use it later. I would use that copied document and upload it into a website later. How can we fix this problem? – user3700864 Dec 20 '15 at 02:41
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Ohh, you just don't then. You store a "conceptual pointer" (the path of the file) in your bash script. then you use that path name later to read the file as input to some other command. – mawalker Dec 20 '15 at 02:46
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Thank you the tab is a great function. I will look into the very last answer now, it's a difficult concept for me. – user3700864 Dec 20 '15 at 04:30