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Old 01-15-2005
Copying multiple directories at the same time using Unix

Another Unix question. How would I copy multiple directories at the same time? Right now I do:

cp -r -f /directory1/ ../backup/directory1/

I do that for each directory one at a time. But there are multiple directories I'd like to copy. So instead of sitting there and doing one at a time, is there a way to mass copy directories?
# 2  
Old 01-15-2005
if you want to copy everything under a directory, I use:
Code:
cd /
find directory1 | cpio -pdmv /backup

Annother way to do this is:
Code:
cp -r -f * ../backup/directory1

But I would probably do:
Code:
for dir in directory1 directory2 directory4 directory5
do if [ -d $dir ]
then find $dir | cpio -pdmv /backup
fi
done

# 3  
Old 01-15-2005
So your third option is the same thing as me doing:

cp -r -f /directory1/ ../backup/directory1/
cp -r -f /directory2/ ../backup/directory2/
cp -r -f /directory3/ ../backup/directory3/

just in one big sweep?
# 4  
Old 01-16-2005
Alright...well nobody has a response...fantastic.
# 5  
Old 01-16-2005
You could try to use regular expressions in PERL or PHP.....

With a simply shell utility like cp, you will have difficulties because cp does not use regular expressions to match patterns....

Neo
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Old 01-16-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neo
You could try to use regular expressions in PERL or PHP.....

With a simply shell utility like cp, you will have difficulties because cp does not use regular expressions to match patterns....

Neo
I have no idea what that means.
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Old 01-16-2005
PERL and PHP are scripting utilties that are much more powerful and feature rich than a UNIX shell (the cp command is a shell utility).

What OS are you running?

Do you have PERL or PHP installed?

If so, we can show you the way to script nirvana.... Smilie
 
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