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Special Forums Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions Move all files with pattern in filename Post 302749577 by DGPickett on Friday 28th of December 2012 03:57:43 PM
Old 12-28-2012
To ensure reliability, copy one file per line:
Code:
copy <original_line> target_dir

Cygwin definitely has xargs and bash while read. I am not sure how close the others get. I bet you could put Cygwin on a flash drive and run it anywhere, despite the registry. Cygwin is essentially invoked as bash and everything unix-like happens inside there. Cygwin installs pretty simply if you have broadband. I use it a lot.
 

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sys::filesystem::cygwin

Sys::Filesystem::Cygwin(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			      Sys::Filesystem::Cygwin(3pm)

NAME

       Sys::Filesystem::Cygwin - Return Cygwin filesystem information to Sys::Filesystem

SYNOPSIS

       See Sys::Filesystem.

INHERITANCE

	 Sys::Filesystem::Cygwin
	 ISA Sys::Filesystem::Unix
	   ISA UNIVERSAL

METHODS

       version()
	   Return the version of the (sub)module.

ATTRIBUTES

       The following is a list of filesystem properties which may be queried as methods through the parent Sys::Filesystem object.

       device
	   Device mounted.

       mount_point
	   Mount point.

       fs_vfstype
	   Filesystem type.

       fs_mntops
	   Mount options.

SEE ALSO

       <http://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/using.html>

VERSION

       $Id: Cygwin.pm 128 2010-05-12 13:16:44Z trevor $

AUTHOR

       Nicola Worthington <nicolaw@cpan.org> - <http://perlgirl.org.uk>

       Jens Rehsack <rehsack@cpan.org> - <http://www.rehsack.de/>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2004,2005,2006 Nicola Worthington.

       Copyright 2008-2010 Jens Rehsack.

       This software is licensed under The Apache Software License, Version 2.0.

       <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>

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