Copy files using * wild card

[HydroBob]

I am trying to copy many files using a command similar to this

exec cp $FILE_DIR/file* $File_DIR2

but the * is not evaluated as meaning all files beginning with
file. What do I need to do to get it to evaluate correctly?
I have tried using eval on it before using exec and haven't had luck with that either. I'm sure it can be done, I just haven't been able to get the syntax right.

Thanks in advance...

Bob

 

[Bong]

Have you considered using the Tcl "file" command, or are you wedded to "exec" for some reason? If not, you would do something like:
file copy [glob $FILE_DIR/file*] $File_DIR2, I think.

Bob Rashkin
rrashkin@csc.com