preserving the file directory in copy(cp) 2

[inunix]

Is it possible to preserve the file directory along wiht the file name..?

for eg:
I've few files in source dir called "srcdir"
/usr/srcdir/abc/123.xml
/usr/srcdir/abc/good/123.xml
/usr/srcdir/abc/223.xml
/usr/srcdir/abc/good/223.xml

I've to copy all the above files to a directory called 'destdir'. Finally i should get in this way..

/usr/destdir/abc/123.xml
/usr/destdir/abc/good/123.xml
/usr/destdir/abc/223.xml
/usr/destdir/abc/good/223.xml

What can i achieve this..?

 

[stanhubble]

depending on if you want all files copied you could use find and cpio.

cd /usr/srcdir
find . -print | cpio -pdmv /usr/destdir

you could then put some pattern or filter on if you don't want all files copied.

 

[KenCunningham]

tar the files under srcdir and untar them in destdir, or (from srcdir) use cp -r * destdir for a recursive copy.

HTH.

 

[bi]

create /usr/destdir.
cd into /usr/srcdir.
then issue this command cp -pR abc /usr/destdir

the -p saves the permissions and timestamps of the orignal files. the -R says to copy recursively -- you'll get all subdirectories in srcdir (if any).

 

[inunix]

Thanks for all the responses.. one thing i missed ,
I don't want all the files in the directory.. only few files that i know, say i've the list of files with full path.

 

[KenCunningham]

Yeah, silly me, should have been /usr/destdir in my cp -r command. As bi says, adding the -p switch will preserve creation times and ownerships etc.

 

[bi]

If you have a text file with the list of files (including path) you want to copy to the new directory:

for line in `cat list.txt`
do
cp -pR $line /usr/destdir
done

 

[inunix]

Thanks bi.. I already tried that.. it will copy but won't preserve the directory hierarchy.

 

[fredericofonseca]

As StanHubble said

cd /usr/srcdir
find . -print | cpio -pdmv /usr/destdir

would do all files so you can just change the "find . -print" with another find or with a "cat list.txt"


Regards

Frederico Fonseca
SysSoft Integrated Ltd

http://www.syssoft-int.com

 

[PHV]

Says you have a file called /tmp/filelist with:

/usr/srcdir/abc/123.xml
/usr/srcdir/abc/good/123.xml
/usr/srcdir/abc/223.xml
/usr/srcdir/abc/good/223.xml

You can then try something like this:

cd /usr/srcdir
sed 's!/usr/srcdir/!! /tmp/filelist |
  cpio -pdmv /usr/destdir

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[inunix]

Hello PH,

Your's works perfect for me. Thanks.

SSK

 

[SirCharles]

To copy only the files that have been modified since 4 days ago, with a filter for a pattern to ignore, and a log file:
find . -name '*' -mtime -4 2>/dev/null | grep -v 'pattern to ignore'||cpio -pdmv /path/to/dest/dir |2>&1 1>> copy.log

 

[SirCharles]

How to preserve times on directories?

 

[KenCunningham]

Use tar as above?

 

[PHV]

> How to preserve times on directories?

touch -r /path/to/dir /tmp/tmp.$$
<Your stuff here>
touch -r /tmp/tmp.$$ /path/to/dir
rm /tmp/tmp.$$

Hope This Help
PH.