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# 1  
Old 12-15-2006
cp problem should works like xcopy.
Actually i want to copy some file locations to another. so if directory not exist it should create that.
i used cp -R/r but it copies only one directory. it doesnt make directory inside directory..
so i want this should create them automatically.

One more thing if file already exist there then it should not prompt to overwrite...
I just tried cp -f but its not working. means file still prompting for overwrite.
i want it just overwrite not ask me...

Please suggest me right one.

Thanks
Last edited by ajayyadavmca; 12-15-2006 at 02:57 AM..
# 2  
Old 12-15-2006
Don't know where you got that. From the man page of cp:
Quote:
one or more directories speci-
fied by source_dir are copied to the directory specified by
target. Either -r or -R must be specified. For each
source_dir, cp copies all files and subdirectories.
Code:
# ls -l /tmp/1/2/3/4/5/6
total 0
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:39 6.1
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:39 6.2
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:39 6.3
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:39 6.4
# ls -l /tmp/test
total 0
# cp -r 1 test/
# cd test/1/2/3/4/5/6
# ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.1
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.2
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.3
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.4
# cd /tmp
# ls -l /tmp/test
total 16
drwxr-xr-x   3 root     other        175 Dec 15 13:40 1
# ls -l /tmp/test/1/2/3/4/5/6
total 0
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.1
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.2
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.3
-rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Dec 15 13:40 6.4

cp with the -R/-r option works just like xcopy does (if I remember what xcopy works like, its been too long since I used that command).
# 3  
Old 12-15-2006
sorry i m not clear that time..
yes right it works..
But question was if dir not exist it should create.

u explained Ex: cp -r 1 test/ ---- yes it work now

but if command is : cp -r 1 test/xxx/xxxx ----will not works becoz xxx/xxxx not exist

so i want this should create them automatically.

One more thing if file already exist there then it should not prompt to overwrite...
I just tried cp -f but its not working. means file still prompting for overwrite.
i want it just overwrite not ask me...

Now i think u got my problem...
Last edited by ajayyadavmca; 12-15-2006 at 02:37 AM..
# 4  
Old 12-15-2006
cp like xcopy..
hi..

i want to copy all my one directory structure to another place ...

i used cp -R/r it works like...

Ex: have structure ab>ty>dl>d>kt
and having file in each... now

i use cp -r ty /root/abc/am ---not works becoz abc/am not exist
so i want they should create whole structure if dir not exist..

now 1 more thing is.
when i copy files they prompt if already exist.
i used cp -f but they still prompting me..

Plz help..
# 5  
Old 12-15-2006
Ok, the first one cannot be done. You have to have the destination directory in place before cp can copy files to that directory.
The second thing is that cp is asking for confirmation for each file. This is not default behaviour. Check if cp is aliased to 'cp -i'. If it is, unalias it and rerun the command.
# 6  
Old 12-15-2006
ajayyadavmca, do not start multiple threads for the same topic. This is against the rules. I have merged the threads.
# 7  
Old 12-15-2006
Sorry n Thanks !!
I didnt get first one,s but i got second one...

i just used: cp -r --reply=yes/y it worked.

Sorry for starting new thread. But reason was because my wuestion was replied by some one. So no body giving me answer so i did it.

Anyway thank for responding. But plz can u do something so now some one see my topic again n i got answer of my first ques.

Thanks for ur gr8 help.
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