This is my first time trying to work with Linux Scripts so this may be something obvious.

Here is what I am trying to do:

1. Remove all contents from local folder - rm /home/user/Documents/Exercise/


2. Copy files from a shared windows network drive - cp smb://server/arc/Exercise%20Files/Word/

So from my understanding my command should look like this

  rm /home/user/Documents/Exercise/

  cp smb://server/arc/Exercise%20Files/Word/ /home/user/Documents/Exercise/

But anytime I try and run either of the above commands I get the following error:

  "rm: cannot remove `/home/user/Documents/Exercise/': Is a directory"

  "cp: cannot stat `smb://server/arc/Exercise%20Files/Word/': No such file or directory"

What am I doing wrong?

Kind Regards,

M

EDIT:

I now have the rm function working yet am still troubled by the cp function. To ensure it is not an issue with the spaces in the folder names I have renamed the folders on the share so it now reads:
//server/Arc/ExerciseFiles/*

I have mounted the folder so I (assume) no longer need the smb://. It currently reads:
cp -rfv /home/user/Documents/ExerciseShare/ExerciseFiles/Word/ /home/user/Documents/Exercise/

M