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Hi,

I have to copy a set of files abc* in /path/ to /path1/ as abc*_bkp.

The list of files appear as follows in /path/:
abc1
xyszd
abc2
re2345
abcx
..
.
abcxyz

I have to copy them (abc* files only) into /path1/ as:
abc1_bkp
abc2_bkp
abcx_bkp
..
.
abcxyz_bkp

Can any one please suggest me?

Thanks and Regards

this should do it.

Code:

find /path -name abc\* -exec cp -p {} /path1/{}_bkp \;

Hi frank rizzo,

Thank you for repliying. I am getting the following error:

$ find /home/../ -name abc\* -exec cp -p {} /home/.../backup/{}_bkp \;
cp: 0653-436 /home/.../backup is a directory.
Specify -r or -R to copy.


So, I just tried doing this:

$ find /home/../ -name abc\* -exec cp -p -R {} /home/.../backup/{}_bkp \;
cp: 0653-437 /home/.../backup/{}_bkp is not a directory.

I donot understand what to do.

why do you have 3 dots in your path? Try it using full paths.

I am sorry to confuse you with dots (...). I actually removed the path and place the dots. But now I replace the path and give here as it appears.

$ find /home/rajesh/data/ -name abc\* -exec cp -p {} /home/rajesh/backup/{}_bkp \;
cp: 0653-436 /home/rajesh/backup is a directory.
Specify -r or -R to copy.


So, I just tried doing this:

$ find /home/rajesh/data/ -name abc\* -exec cp -p -R {} /home/rajesh/backup/{}_bkp \;
cp: 0653-437 /home/rakesh/backup/{}_bkp is not a directory.


Please suggest.

Thanks and Regards

For me it works perfectly fine.

find . -name "arr*" -exec cp -p {} //ms/user/s/sibasha/tmp1/{}_bkp \;

Hey... Its strange.

Initially, I got the same error when I used both the script suggested by frank_rizzo and siba.s.nayak.

Later, I dont know how but when I tried after a while both the ways suggested by frank_rizzo and siba.s.nayak are not giving any error. But in the target directory only one file is getting created with the name {}_bkp.

I am using same script as above.

$ find /home/rajesh/data/ -name abc\* -exec cp -p -R {} /home/rajesh/backup/{}_bkp \;
$ find . -name "abc*" -exec cp -p {} //home/rajesh/backup/{}_bkp \;