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# 1  
Old 11-12-2010
Bug separating folders
I have folder like main. inside main folder there are subfolders & files like main1 main2 main3, file1, file2, file3.

I want folders main1 & main2, file1, file2 from main folder. copy them into new folder.

Please suggest me how to do it.

I am new to shell programming
# 2  
Old 11-12-2010
sounds like you want to copy a directory tree under main to a new folder (right?)

This is how you do it (example of copy main to main_new:

Code:
cp -r main main_new

# 3  
Old 11-12-2010
Anyway you got your answer in the above post. Being a newbie, it is always better to read from basics...

There are lot of tutorials and free ebooks available about linux commands, and shell programming. I would suggest you to go through it.
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