Need Help With File Globbing

jcofell · 10-25-2009, 04:49 PM

I have been trying to finish this lab allday and cannot figure out the correct command. The problem is:

Copy every file from the hplip/data/images directory whose name starts with deskjet and whose model number ends in a C, into your newly created hplip_stuff/color_deskjets directory. Note, there are a different mix of lowercase and uppercase letters. Be sure to include them all.

acid_kewpie · 10-25-2009, 04:58 PM

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jcofell · 10-25-2009, 05:02 PM

I am a beginner and the only thing we were given in class was a few handouts which do not really help me at all. I tried all kinds of stuff. I tried cp hplip/data/images/deskjet* _*C hplip_stuff/color_deskjets/.

I know that is extremely wrong. I have no clue how to do it correctly.. Any hel will be appreciated.

smeezekitty · 10-25-2009, 05:06 PM

did you try
cp hplip/data/images/deskjet????????C hplip_stuff/color_deskjets/.
and
cp hplip/data/images/deskjet*C hplip_stuff/color_deskjets/.

jcofell · 10-25-2009, 05:13 PM

I have tried that and it keeps saying no such file or directory

TB0ne · 10-25-2009, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcofell

I am a beginner and the only thing we were given in class was a few handouts which do not really help me at all. I tried all kinds of stuff. I tried cp hplip/data/images/deskjet* _*C hplip_stuff/color_deskjets/.

I know that is extremely wrong. I have no clue how to do it correctly.. Any hel will be appreciated.

Read the man page on the find command. Assume you're in the 'target' directory:

cp `find <insert find command options and names here>` ./

Note those are backticks, not single-quotes; that's another good thing for you to look up.

Also, we're always glad to help someone out, but posting blatant homework assignments is a good way to get NOTHING, especially posting it multiple times, without saying what you've done. And if the handouts/textbooks you were given don't cover the material, take that up with your instructor.

chrism01 · 10-25-2009, 06:35 PM

Recommend you bookmark/read
http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...tml/index.html
http://linux.die.net/man/

acid_kewpie · 10-26-2009, 03:08 AM

nah, `backticks` are the suxx0rz (that means obsolete I believe), use $(this format) instead.

TB0ne · 10-26-2009, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

nah, `backticks` are the suxx0rz (that means obsolete I believe), use $(this format) instead.

Well, I'm 'old-skool'

Besides, I figured most of that would be better left as an exercise for the OP, who was supposed to learn such things as it is.

chrism01 · 10-26-2009, 06:55 PM

I'm old school as well; this newfangled $() notation is hard to get used to

damgar · 10-26-2009, 08:22 PM

YAY! I think I did it! LOL, I know it wasn't my problem and it's no shot at the OP, just a linux newbie having fun with someone else's assignment...........

Thanks to all