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Old 04-20-2011
Saving files

Hi all,
I need to save my files at c, d or any drive location via script.

Requirement.
Say for example i have 10 files at location /usr/bi/ci location.
10 files naming
Code:
a.ksh
b,ksh
c.ksh and so on

I want to save the files and its content at some location (any drive on local computer)..How can this be achieve via script.

Now y iam asking this is because many time i have done rm * which is wrong but i have done this so wanted to backup these files and its content...

Regards,
Sam

Last edited by zaxxon; 04-20-2011 at 04:51 AM.. Reason: expanding subject
# 2  
Old 04-20-2011
Would it work to just copy them with cp -p? If a rm did not do what you wanted, maybe a mv could be more close.
# 3  
Old 04-20-2011
Sorry thats not the answer for my question..
I need a script to copy all the files and its contents from a any directory structure to a particular location at ur hard drive
# 4  
Old 04-20-2011
Requirement is not clear. May be this is what you want?

Code:
#!/bin/ksh

srcdir=/usr/bi/ci
dstdir=/where/ever/you/want
cd $srcdir
for i in *
do
  cp $i $dstdir
done

what do you mean by saving the contents?

regards,
Ahamed
# 5  
Old 04-20-2011
Quote:
Sorry thats not the answer for my question..
Do you have a card with the answer in your hand?

Quote:
I need a script to copy all the files and its contents from a any directory structure to a particular location at ur hard drive
The easiest command to copy files is cp. When you copy a file, you always copy it's contents. Else it would not be copying but more like setting a link.
The command cp takes any local source and any destination as parameter.

So it answers your written question. Maybe rephrase your question.

Last edited by zaxxon; 04-20-2011 at 07:56 AM.. Reason: added "local"
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