[xubuntu-users] Why can't I copy tese files?

[mikeossur at altoonawa.org]

Is index.html?C=S;O=A'  a file?  This maybe the problem.

Show us you how you set up the copy so we can see what you are doing.

Sample:

 >cp /from/u/c /to/c/u


On 03/01/2013 04:25 AM, Marc Coevoet wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a more general question, not ubuntu based, more shell/cmd:
>
> I want to copy my disc, but these files pos a problem:
>
> marc at sony:~$  ls 
> openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/tests/
> README.txt                    test_Icon.html
> data_Layer_Text_textfile.txt  test_Layer.html
> index.html                    test_Layer_Markers.html
> index.html?C=D;O=A            test_Layer_Text.html
> index.html?C=M;O=A            test_Layer_WMS.html
> index.html?C=N;O=D            test_LonLat.html
> index.html?C=S;O=A            test_Map.html
> list-tests.html               test_Marker.html
> run-tests.html                test_Pixel.html
> test_Bounds.html              test_Popup.html
> test_Control.html             test_Size.html
> test_Control_PanZoom.html     test_Tile.html
> test_Control_PanZoomBar.html  test_Tile_Image.html
> test_Events.html              test_Util.html
> test_Feature.html             throws.js
>
>
> The files index.html?...;...  pose a problem.  Why?
>
> Of course, a cp  should copy ...
>
> I get these errors:
> cp: cannot create regular file 
> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=D;O=A': 
> Invalid argument
> cp: cannot create regular file 
> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=N;O=D': 
> Invalid argument
> cp: cannot create regular file 
> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=M;O=A': 
> Invalid argument
> cp: cannot create regular file 
> `/media/marc/maxtor/marc2013/openlayers/dev.openlayers.org/releases/OpenLayers-1.0/doc/index.html?C=S;O=A': 
> Invalid argument
>
>
> Did some "free/commercial" developer screw up the cp command?
>
> Marc