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# 8  
Old 04-16-2012
try this
Code:
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    printf "specify atleast one file or directory name to copy\n"
else
    fdname=$1
    dest=$2
    if [ "$dest" = "" ];then
        printf "no destination specified, file will be copied to current directory\n"
        dest=.
    fi

    if ! find /spa/5.0/include/ -xdev -name $fdname; then
                printf "$fdname not found\n"
    else                                             
        find /spa/5.0/include/ -xdev -name $fdname | while read file
                                                        do
                                                            cp -R $file $dest
                                                        done
    fi                                                    
fi

# 9  
Old 04-17-2012
Hi,
Thanks for the reply.I have tested with one file it went fine and copied the file to the mentioned destination path.

But,if i give more than one file it is not getting copied to the mentioned destination directory.

One more point is if i give directory as a input it is not copying the directory to the mentioned destination.

Advance thanks for your reply.
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