Ubuntu copying file problem (cannot stat file)

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Ubuntu copying file problem (cannot stat file)

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I've faced a problem when copying a file with the commands,

cp ~/Downloads/sample.pdf ~/Desktop/

But the terminal gives me a message, cp: cannot stat 'sample.pdf': No such file or directory.

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Have you verified that sample.pdf is the exact filename in the downloads folder? It looks like the path is incorrect and that file doesn't actually exist there. Try this...

ll ~/Downloads

See if sample.pdf shows up in the file list.

[#32545] Friday, August 27, 2021, 3 Years [reply] [flag answer]

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