09-13-2009
find list of files from a list and copy to a directory
I will be very grateful if someone can help me with bash shell script that does the following:
I have a list of filenames:
A01_155716
A05_155780
A07_155812
A09_155844
A11_155876
that are kept in different sub directories within my current directory. I want to find these files and copy them into another new directory.
I was trying to use this command:
find . -name $items -exec cp '{}' new_dir\;
but i don't know how to include the list of names within this command.
thanks
Manisha
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