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how do you force shutdown your computer?

Started by mrminer8888, 29 June 2012 - 07:41 PM
mrminer8888 #1
Posted 29 June 2012 - 09:41 PM
[left]how do you force shutdown your computer?[/left]
[left]and one other question: i know the command to move files on to a floppy disk (copy <file> disk) but how do you take files off the disk into a different computer?[/left]
MysticT #2
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:14 PM
how do you force shutdown your computer?
Hold Ctrl-S for a few seconds, the computer will shutdown.

[left]and one other question: i know the command to move files on to a floppy disk (copy <file> disk) but how do you take files off the disk into a different computer?[/left]
To copy from computer to disk:
> copy <file> /disk/<file>
And from disk to computer:
> copy /disk/<file> <file>
mrminer8888 #3
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:34 PM
how do you force shutdown your computer?
Hold Ctrl-S for a few seconds, the computer will shutdown.

[left]and one other question: i know the command to move files on to a floppy disk (copy <file> disk) but how do you take files off the disk into a different computer?[/left]
To copy from computer to disk:
> copy <file> /disk/<file>
And from disk to computer:
> copy /disk/<file> <file>
wait so basically for (copy /disk/<file> <file>) im copying my file into another file?
MysticT #4
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:36 PM
Yes, that's why it's called copy :P/>/>
mrminer8888 #5
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:36 PM
so can I copy programs?
MysticT #6
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:37 PM
Programs are files, so why not?
mrminer8888 #7
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:38 PM
for some reason, when I try to run the copied program, it says its not a program
MysticT #8
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:44 PM
Make sure the file is in the same directory you are in (what's before the >).
mrminer8888 #9
Posted 29 June 2012 - 10:44 PM
oh never mind, thanks for helping

:P/>/>
Mendax #10
Posted 10 July 2012 - 12:22 AM
oh never mind, thanks for helping

:)/>/>
Dis is weird, we have like the same username (I was here first by the way… :/ :3)