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Old 10-16-2013
Copy files matching multiple conditions

Hello

How do i copy files matching multiple conditions. Requirement is to search files starting with name abc* and def* and created on a particular date or date range given by the user and copy it to the destination folder.

i tried with different commands.

below one will give the list , but don't know how to copy.

Code:
ls -l | grep -e "abc" -e "def" |grep -i "May 21"

below one copies on one condition, don't know how to insert multiple condition

Code:
find -iname "abc*" -exec cp -i -t ~/test {} +

 

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