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# 1  
Old 03-23-2005
Copy all files except one
How can I copy all the files in a given directory except one.

cheers
# 2  
Old 03-23-2005
more info .........
does the file that u are talking about has a special syntax , date or time , does it have any kind of specifications that differentiate it from the others ...
please also post the operating system , version and hardware .
# 3  
Old 03-23-2005
you could mv the file you don't want copied to a temp directory... copy what you like and then mv the file back to where it was

hope this helps
# 4  
Old 03-23-2005
Run this from the directory where all the files are.


Code:
find . -type f -prune ! -name <file to be not copied> -exec cp {} /path/to/newdir \;

# 5  
Old 03-23-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by dangral
" -type f -prune "
That doesn't compute. What is the -prune going to do here? find can't desend into files. It only makes sense to prune directories. Smilie
# 6  
Old 03-23-2005
Whoops...My mistake. That's twice this week I've posted incorrect advice. Sorry to all.
# 7  
Old 03-23-2005
In bash you can set GLOBIGNORE...
Code:
export GLOBIGNORE='file1'
cp * /dir1/
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