[Novalug] Elementory command line question

[cmhowe at patriot.net]

List,

Whst's my mistake?

I verify, using

  ls -l ./chasmhowe/*

that my files are all there, and I also verify, using

  vi ./chasmhowe/particular-file

that particular-file is intact. But I can't put it in the obvious place by
doing

  cp ./chasmhowe/particular-file /chasmhowe/

I know this because doing so generates the warning

  cp: target '/chasmhowe/' is not a target

What should I do? Bonus points for explaining why.

Charlie the Perpetual Newbie