Help bash programming

CheeSen · 09-06-2008, 02:28 AM

For an example :

i am in the dir1, i want to copy the files in dir1 to dir2
what is the command ?
when i typed cp file dir3
it just coppied 1 more file name dir3 only.
but i want to copy to directory dir3 .
anyone help me?

pinniped · 09-06-2008, 02:37 AM

It depends - do you need a recursive copy or just direct?

Normal copy - will not copy subdirectories, and symlinks are resolved (actual files copied):
cp dir1/* dir3/

Recursive copy - will copy subdirectories, symlinks, special files:
cp -a dir1/* dir3/

CheeSen · 09-06-2008, 02:42 AM

but now i am inside the dir1 ? do i must cd .. go out only can use that command ? if i want to use the copy command inside dir1? any idea?

lipun4u · 09-07-2008, 05:40 AM

use cp -a * /dir command

u can also give the absolute path of your current directory...

pixellany · 09-07-2008, 09:14 AM

CheeSen;

This is the third thread you have started on basically the same topic. In the other two, you did not follow-up on the last help offered.

Please keep related questions in one thread, and follow-up on the help you get before posting a new thread.

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