Converting an icon to a file.

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Sat, 2008-02-16 at 19:59 -0500, elmo wrote:
> Charlie Kravetz wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 21:47 -0500, elmo wrote:
> >   
> >> There's an icon  on my ubuntu desktop that is rated executable but I'm
> >> not able to execute it directly.
> >>
> >> I've heard that there's a way to convert such icons into files that can
> >> be executed.   How is  the conversion from icon form to a file accomplished?
> >>     
> > To give you a correct answer, I need to know what the file is. What is
> > the name? What type of file is it?
> >
> > Many files can be made executable by right clicking, click on
> > properties, and check 'Execute:'  Of course, this does not always work.
> >
> > good luck,
> >   
> The file that is represented by an icon is  .' unstopcp '   As far as I 
> can tell,  it isn't executable
> in icon form..
> 
> It  is originally downloaded as  ' unstopcp.gz , then processed by these 
> commands:
>              gunzip unstopcp.gz
>              chmod a+x unstopcp
>              ./unstopcp
> 
> My interpretation:
> The first and second commands create an icon called  ' unstopcp '
> The 3rd command is supposed to create the file form of  ' /unstopcp ' 
> and execute it.
>  
> What you should see is a menu where you enter the name of the source,   
> for example :  /dev/sda2
> and the name of the destination, ie: /dev/sdc1.    Pressing " COPY " 
> should start the operation where
> you should see the transfer of files
> 
> My problem is,  it starts but immediately stops.the copy action.
>  
Having installed this application (unstopcd.gz), unzipped it and run it,
I am able to make it copy a single file at a time. I can not find a way
to copy a directoy with it. That seems like a very slow way to copy. I
find  using "cp -ar source dest/ much faster and more efficient. 
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Charlie Kravetz 
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