linux - I want to copy different folders & a file in them (same for all folders) to another folder - unix -
say have multiple folders, many files in each, file i'm interested in "xyz.p" :
~/home/a/xyz.p
~/home/b/xyz.p
~/home/c/xyz.p
~/home/d/xyz.p
now want copy each of these folder 1 file "xyz.p" directory:
~/trial/a/xyz.p
~/trail/b/xyz.p
~/trail/c/xyz.p
~/trail/d/xyz.p
i not want copy other files folder a, b, c, d.
for i've tried using long shell scripts not working.
i found easiest way tackle problem write simple script.
#!/bin/bash startdir="home" targetdir="test" filename="xyz.p" dir in 'a' 'b' 'c' 'd'; cp -rfv $startdir/$dir/$filename $targetdir/$dir/$filename done
this script takes file startdir/subdir , puts in targetdir/subdir directory.
the sub-directories can put list in single quotes on line of command.
the -rfv means copy recursive(include subdirectories), forced, , verbose(tell doing).
the output script me
$./moveit.sh `home/a/xyz.p' -> `test/a/xyz.p' `home/b/xyz.p' -> `test/b/xyz.p' `home/c/xyz.p' -> `test/c/xyz.p' `home/d/xyz.p' -> `test/d/xyz.p'
hope helpful.
please try little more research before asking though :)
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