08-02-2007
Need help in Copy Command
i need to copy some files from a directory and move the copy files to some destination with the extension .dat
Can any one help on this
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Shell Programming and Scripting
what command would i wrote to copy files from $folder1 to $folder2 ???? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: perleo
1 Replies
2. Linux
sir
can any body tell me how i can copy files like
copy c:\abc\pqr\mr.txt c:\windows\my documents\this.txt
i need command in linux like this
really i am a new in linux that is why simple questions
alson can any body explain me how i get current directory tree or path
in windows... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: sadiquep
2 Replies
3. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I have the below command running in unix
find /dev/data/ -name "*.*" -exec cp -R {} "/isdev/data//history" \;
This command will copy the files from /dev/data/ to /isdev/data//history and will not throw even if there is no files in source.
But if i modify the path from... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: redd
6 Replies
4. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
scp /path/to/file <username>@<Other Server>:/path/to/newfile
If my file is named "Bob" and it is in my user "Accountant" and in a directory named "Invoice_folder"... How would this look in the above?
I can't seem to understand the logic of the above scp.
MOVING FILE FROM LOCATION #1:
/path... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: woody62
1 Replies
5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi Guys,
I am experiencing a problem right now while copying a directory as well as its subdirectories to my target directory. I know this is a very simple UNIX command using cp -R source directory target directory. but unfortunatley while doing this an error comes up on the command line saying... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Knowledge_Xfer
2 Replies
6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
How can we copy a command string from a previous command line and paste it into the cursor position on the current command line? I know that ^c will not work as the shell will interpret as an interrupt signal.
Thanks, (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Pouchie1
1 Replies
7. Shell Programming and Scripting
I entered the following command
find . -type f \( -newer startdate -a ! -newer enddate \) -exec cp tmp {} \;
I got the following error:
cp: 0653-436 tmp is a directory.
Specify -r or -R to copy.
What's happening here? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: bbbngowc
2 Replies
8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi, im taking an entry Unix class, and as part of my lab assignment I have to copy all files in the /home/david/lab3 directory that have the file extension .save to your lab3/temp directory. I'm having trouble getting the grep to do anything worth while
I've been trying to do:
cp... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: Critical jeff
6 Replies
9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I have a directory in which I have files as follows
CRDT.csv
CRDT.csv.1
CRDT.csv.2
....
CRDT.csv.n
I would like to copy it over to another directory as
crdt_lon.csv
crdt_lon.csv.1
crdt_lon.csv.2
....
crdt_lon.csv.n
I am looking for a one line command but I am... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: srattani
5 Replies
10. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi ,
I am trying to take a backup of file before overwriting it with cp command, I am using the command cp -b.
-rw-rw-r-- 1 autoengine murex 0 Jan 22 07:08 a
-rw-rw-r-- 1 autoengine murex 0 Jan 22 07:08 b
cp -b a b
-rw-rw-r-- 1 autoengine murex 0 Jan 22 07:08 a
-rw-rw-r-- 1... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Raj999
1 Replies
cp(1) General Commands Manual cp(1)
Name
cp - copy file data
Syntax
cp [ -f ] [ -i ] [ -p ] file1 file2
cp [ -f ] [ -i ] [ -p ] [ -r ] file... directory
cp [ -f ] [ -i ] [ -p ] [ -r ] directory... directory
Description
The command copies file1 onto file2. The mode and owner of file2 are preserved if it already existed; the mode of file1 is used otherwise.
Note that the command will not copy a file onto itself.
In the second form, one or more files are copied into the directory with their original file names.
In the third form, one or more source directories are copied into the destination directory with their original file names.
Options
-f Forces existing destination pathnames to be removed before copying, without prompting for confirmation. The -i option is ignored if
the -f option is specified.
-i Prompts user with the name of file whenever the copy will cause an old file to be overwritten. A yes answer will cause to continue.
Any other answer will prevent it from overwriting the file.
-p Preserves (duplicates) in the copies the modification time, access time, file mode, user ID, and group ID as allowed by the permis-
sions of the source files, ignoring the present umask.
-r Copies directories. Entire directory trees, including their subtrees and the individual files they contain, are copied to the speci-
fied destination directory. The directory, its subtrees, and the individual files retain their original names. For example, to copy
the directory including all of its subtrees and files, into the directory enter the following command:
cp -r reports news
See Also
cat(1), pr(1), mv(1)
cp(1)