CP Command Help

swamprat · 02-08-2017, 01:01 AM

Greetings,

I could use some help in setting up a cp command to copy all .PM files in all the libraries on the system. Get them into one library/directory.

I have tried the following but it doesn't work. The below commands came from a set up to install a tar.gz file for Clamtk and I need to get all the *.PM files

mkdir -p /usr/share/perl5/ClamTk
cp lib/*.pm /usr/share/perl5/ClamTk

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

Turbocapitalist · 02-08-2017, 01:18 AM

Code:

cp lib/*.pm /usr/share/perl5/ClamTk/

Be sure you are copying to a directory rather overwriting a single file repeatedly.

Beryllos · 02-08-2017, 01:21 AM

I found several good answers here:

http://superuser.com/questions/31234...o-a-single-dir

The second reply looks interesting. In your case, it would go like this:

Code:

shopt -s globstar
cp lib/**/*.pm /usr/share/perl5/ClamTk

That assumes you are using bash.

Beryllos · 02-08-2017, 01:25 AM

Also I see that you are using .PM in your description and .pm in the command line. The command is case sensitive.