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Old 10-01-2012
copy file using unix in multiple directories
Hi All Genious,

I want to copy a file name XYZ .In a directory /HOME/dir/IXOS1/dir1
which contain multiple directories named not in pattern want to copy the XYZ in all of the directories available on path /HOME/dir/IXOS1/dir1 .

Thanks in advance .
# 2  
Old 10-01-2012
try this..

Code:
 for i in $(find /HOME/dir/IXOS1/dir1/ -type d -print)
 do
 cp /input_path/XYZ "$i"
 done

just for your verification of your directories try the output of..
Code:
find /HOME/dir/IXOS1/dir1/ -type d -print

# 3  
Old 10-01-2012
May be something like this:
Code:
find /HOME/dir/IXOS1/dir1 -type d|while read dir
do
 cp <absolute/relative path of source file> "$dir"
done

 
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