cp: cannot stat `/vol/examples/tutorial/science.txt': No such file or directory [closed]

Question

I tried a command cp /vol/examples/tutorial/science.txt . and I get the error -

cp: cannot stat `/vol/examples/tutorial/science.txt': No such file or directory

I don't understand why this is happening. I went to cygwin home folder and created the necessary folder structure and text file. I also checked the folder structure and names. So, why is it not working ?

Answer 1

You said you

went to cygwin home folder and created the necessary folder structure and text file

So the file you are trying to copy is not located in /vol/examples/tutorial/ but in ~/vol/examples/tutorial/. ~ is an abbrevation for your cygwin home directory, usually /home/<username>.

You should be able to copy the file as user000001 says: cp ~/vol/examples/tutorial/science.txt .