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# 8  
Old 09-29-2008
Hi
I want to remove all files which i copied .I tried the below one its not working

find <start directory> -name "<all my files type>" -exec rm -f {}

Thanks,
Akil
# 9  
Old 09-29-2008
Hi nau,

when execute the below one ,its copying all files as well as subfolder files to target folder .I want to copy all files and sub directories to target folder.

find <start directory> -iname "<all my files type>" -exec cp {} <target_dir> \;


Thanks in advance
MR
# 10  
Old 09-29-2008
If your cp understands the -r option, use that. Or run tar or cpio to copy a directory structure.
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