copy a file to mutiple files

Radical-Rick · 04-18-2004, 12:22 PM

Hi
I need help with a copy script to perform the following. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

I have a directory with a file named orig.ext

I also have a list containg
new1
new2
new3
new4

I need to copy orig.ext to new1.ext, new2.ext, new3.ext & new4.ext.

Thanks Rick

mardanian · 04-18-2004, 12:43 PM

#!/bin/sh
forÂ_iÂ_inÂ_0Â_1Â_2Â_3Â_4Â_5Â_6Â_7Â_8Â_9Â_;Â_do
Â_Â_Â_Â_Â_Â_Â_Â_cpÂ_$1Â_$1.BAK-$i
done

create a file important_data with anything in it and then run ./backup-lots.shÂ_important_data, which will copy the file 10 times with 10 different extensions.
this is what i thinks you asking for

mardanian · 04-18-2004, 12:45 PM

Oops here it is again

#!/bin/sh
for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9;do
cp $1 $1.BAK-$i
done

Radical-Rick · 04-18-2004, 03:44 PM

Thanks mardanian for the reply.

I also figured another way.

cat list | xargs -i cp orig.ext '{}'.ext

Rick

haleh_space · 07-11-2006, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mardanian

Oops here it is again

#!/bin/sh
for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9;do
cp $1 $1.BAK-$i
done

Dear Mardanian would u plz tell me yur first name ? if u want u can mail me and tell me , it will be nice to meet u
haleh >> email removed

itz2000 · 07-11-2006, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by haleh_space

Dear Mardanian would u plz tell me yur first name ? if u want u can mail me and tell me , it will be nice to meet u
haleh >> email removed

this is a weird post.... why would you suggest that?

spirit receiver · 07-11-2006, 03:47 PM

Because someone wants mardanian to receive spam, I guess. Don't you get lots of emails that look similar? I'll report that post.