Re: [OT] Recursive dir (linux)
- Posted by ChrisBurch2 <crylex at freeuk.co.uk> Oct 15, 2006
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ChrisBurch2 wrote: > > Pete Lomax wrote: > > > > On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:47:11 -0700, ChrisBurch2 > > <guest at RapidEuphoria.com> wrote: > > > > >Anyone know of a quick way to recursively copy a directory tree under linux > > >with filemasking. > > > > > >cp -R ~/euphoria/*.e* ~/tmpdir > > > > > >does not work, and only copies the top level. > > what does cp -a give you? > > > > Pete > > > > > Hi > > Just the top level. But heres how to do it - find was the key. > > find ~/euphoria -iname "*.e" -o -iname "*.ex" -o -iname "*.exu" -exec cp > --parents > '{}' ~/eutemp \; groan - that should have worked, just found its only copying the *.exu s. Oh separate lines in a script it is then. > > Chris > >