WB3 Copy command

Graham Humphrey · 22 April 2006, 12:21

Every time I use the Copy command in the Shell, it always deletes the file instead. In an AmigaDOS script it always works fine though. What the heck is going on?

Bamiga2002 · 22 April 2006, 18:27

Have you checked your volumes for viruses?

Mark · 22 April 2006, 19:00

Maybe some joker made an alias for copy that deletes files instead. You can type "alias" in a shell to see your current list of aliases.

Graham Humphrey · 29 April 2006, 16:56

Strangely, if I boot without startup-sequence and then use Copy, it works fine. Perhaps some patches cause it to do strange things? (I'm pretty sure there isn't a virus there.) I run Birdie, Magic Menu, NewIcons, DefIcons, SwazInfo and Arq.

thomas · 29 April 2006, 17:44

Just do what Mark wrote.

Mark · 29 April 2006, 23:28

The output of "alias" may look something like this:

Clear Echo "[0;0H[J"
XCopy Copy CLONE

If you also see a line possibly like "copy delete QUIET" then edit s:Shell-Startup as that's most likely where the alias was added.

BippyM · 30 April 2006, 12:00

or paste your startup-sequence, shell-startup and user-startup and someone will check and fix it for you

Graham Humphrey · 01 May 2006, 14:49

OK found the problem - it was indeed in shell-startup, the offending line was "alias copy delete" or something similiar. It's actually been there for over a year (last changed 24th March 2005) but I've got absolutely no idea how it got there! Thanks for all your help!

Bamiga2002 · 03 May 2006, 08:49

A VIRUS wrote it there by itself. I've had a similar prob once and i discovered some viri on my miggy.

thomas · 03 May 2006, 10:00

Imagine what happened if you entered

copy sys:#? work:backup all quiet

:-)

Mark · 03 May 2006, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bamiga2002

A VIRUS wrote it there by itself. I've had a similar prob once and i discovered some viri on my miggy.

That sounds like the Liberator V5 virus.
http://www.vht-dk.dk/vhtdk/amiga/des...liberator5.htm

Edit: (Just did a search out of curiosity)

22 April 2006, 12:21	#1
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	WB3 Copy command Every time I use the Copy command in the Shell, it always deletes the file instead. In an AmigaDOS script it always works fine though. What the heck is going on?

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22 April 2006, 18:27	#2
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Have you checked your volumes for viruses?

22 April 2006, 19:00	#3
Mark Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 14	Maybe some joker made an alias for copy that deletes files instead. You can type "alias" in a shell to see your current list of aliases.

29 April 2006, 16:56	#4
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	Strangely, if I boot without startup-sequence and then use Copy, it works fine. Perhaps some patches cause it to do strange things? (I'm pretty sure there isn't a virus there.) I run Birdie, Magic Menu, NewIcons, DefIcons, SwazInfo and Arq.

29 April 2006, 17:44	#5
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,032	Just do what Mark wrote.

29 April 2006, 23:28	#6
Mark Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 14	The output of "alias" may look something like this: Clear Echo "[0;0H[J" XCopy Copy CLONE If you also see a line possibly like "copy delete QUIET" then edit s:Shell-Startup as that's most likely where the alias was added.

30 April 2006, 12:00	#7
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	or paste your startup-sequence, shell-startup and user-startup and someone will check and fix it for you

01 May 2006, 14:49	#8
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,168	OK found the problem - it was indeed in shell-startup, the offending line was "alias copy delete" or something similiar. It's actually been there for over a year (last changed 24th March 2005) but I've got absolutely no idea how it got there! Thanks for all your help!

03 May 2006, 08:49	#9
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	A VIRUS wrote it there by itself. I've had a similar prob once and i discovered some viri on my miggy.

03 May 2006, 10:00	#10
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,032	Imagine what happened if you entered copy sys:#? work:backup all quiet :-)

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