need help with copying files
 

This probably pretty simple but I haven't quite figured out how to do it. I want to copy every .conf file on my HD to a single folder for backup purposes. Backing up isn't a problem but I haven't figured out the correct syntax to do the copy deal. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for any help!

Well, if you literally mean every file ending in .conf:Just change /backupdirectory to taste. :)

Edit:
Or more simply, and I somehow didn't think of this:

Thank you! The second command works perfectly (didn't try the first one yet). Now, just one more question- when I run the command, for every file that's copied I'm getting:

Any ideas as to what's causing that? Seems like the command is being executed twice.

Later, when I have some time, I'm getting into the man pages to analyze the commands you've given me to see how they work.

Is /conf the directory you are using for backups? If so, it may be refinding the files. Oops. Try:

Yes it is. I'll give your fix a try in the morning and let you know- thanks again for the help!

Update:
Tried it tonight, same error messages.

Odd. But it actually works otherwise?

Seems to work perfectly. Truthfully the error message deal is of academic interest only as you've solved the original problem. Would be interesting to figure out, though. I changed a couple of things around just to see the effect but haven't hit on anything yet.

Well, it seems to be caused by the search find the copy of the file in the backup directory and trying to recopy it. I would've thought my other statement would exclude those files, but maybe not.

I'll play with it when I get a little time and will let you know if I come up with anything.