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Old 07-09-2008
[Question]How to copy files to all subdirectory
I want to copy php.ini to all subdirectory. what command that should i run?
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Old 07-09-2008
Something like:
Code:
for ELE in `find . -type d -print| awk 'NR > 1 {print}'`; do cp php.ini ${ELE}; done

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Old 07-09-2008
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Originally Posted by zaxxon
Something like:
Code:
for ELE in `find . -type d -print| awk 'NR > 1 {print}'`; do cp php.ini ${ELE}; done

Thx alot
 
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