Copy files in subdirs to one dir

Rotwang · 12-14-2007, 11:11 AM

If I have a directory tree, how do I copy all the files within it into one directory? I don't want to copy the dirs, only the files. I essentially want to collapse the directory structure.

thanks

unSpawn · 12-14-2007, 12:00 PM

'find /some/dir -type f | xargs -iF cp 'F' /some/otherdir'?

nx5000 · 12-14-2007, 12:01 PM

This should work:

Code:

find /some/dir/structure -type f -exec cp "{}" /flatdir \;

nx5000 · 12-14-2007, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by unSpawn

'find /some/dir -type f | xargs -iF cp 'F' /some/otherdir'?

obfuscation is not permitted

Rotwang · 12-14-2007, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nx5000

This should work:

Code:

find /some/dir/structure -type f -exec cp "{}" /flatdir \;

worked perfect thanks!