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Hi,

I am facing this problem, however i am not finding any solution. Kindly help

I have the list of files to be search , i need to search for those files and copy the files to a folder. Really its urgent.
MG_0281.JPG
Tdfa_0077.JPG
The%20SirehSet%20Geduing%20KpgGlam%20[Ashif%20Padili].jpg
080000959_0001.jpg
Botanic_665.JPG
National%20Reference%20Library%204.JPG
HRS2007_079.jpg
LittleIndia0935.jpg
Civic_0034d.JPG
this%is%20Statue%20LandingSite3%20[Ashif%20paudel].JPG
FortCanning%20LegendsCountryClub%20[Ashif%20Padili].jpg
Civic_0293.jpg
IMG_0342.JPG
National Library Building Stamford Road main Entrance.jpg
080000948_0001.jpg
KarangGuni%20Chinatown%20[Bonny].jpg
IMG_0229.JPG
HRS535_e.jpg
Civic_124.JPG
LittleIndia11.JPG
IMG_068JPG
Civic_001a.JPG
UpperPierceReservoir%20(1992)%20[Ronnie%20Tan].jpg
SWX2007_024.jpg
insta0937.JPG

Thanks a lot for your time and patience

Are you really have "%20" in names of your files? Not spaces?

And do you have GNU coreutils on your system? If yes for both questions then

Code:

cat FILELIST | xargs cp -t TARGETDIR

Some files have %20 have and some dont have

put the list of files into a file, for example flist.lis, assume the directory you want to copy files to is /dest.

Code:

find /  \( -name '*.JPG' -o -name '*.jpg' \) |
while read fname
do
bname=$(basename $fname)
grep -q "$bname" flist.lis
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
  cp $fname  /dest/${bname}
fi

done

I am using cygwin,

got the below error.please see

Thanks a lot

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find: File system loop detected; `/cygdrive/c/cygwin' is part of the same file s
ystem loop as `/'.
grep: G:/CMS/FlickrPhotoList1.txt: No such file or directory
grep: G:/CMS/FlickrPhotoList1.txt: No such file or directory
grep: G:/CMS/FlickrPhotoList1.txt: No such file or directory

---------- Post updated at 12:03 PM ---------- Previous update was at 11:56 AM ----------

sorry,

now i am getting the below error
cp: cannot stat `Settings/Application': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `Data/ToggleEN/CacheIcons/http___xml_shareware_pro_juegos_munchy
man_jpg.jpg': No such file or directory
basename: extra operand `Settings/Administrator/Local'
Try `basename --help' for more information.
cp: cannot stat `/cygdrive/c/Documents': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `and': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `Settings/Administrator/Local': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `Settings/Application': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `Data/ToggleEN/CacheIcons/http___xml_shareware_pro_juegos_power-
pong_jpg.jpg': No such file or directory
basename: extra operand `Settings/Administrator/Local'
Try `basename --help' for more information.
cp: cannot stat `/cygdrive/c/Documents': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `and': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `Settings/Administrator/Local': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `Settings/Application': No such file or directory
cp: cannot stat `Data/ToggleEN/CacheIcons/http___xml_shareware_pro_juegos_reacti
on_jpg.jpg': No such file or directory
basename: extra operand `Settings/Administrator/Local'
Try `basename --help' for more information.