Help in copying multiple files
 

Hi,
I need some help in copying multiple files from different directory trees to a separate directory tree with same names.
eg. I have a bunch of directories with various sub directories.In each of the sub directory i need to find *.txt files and copy those files into a different directory having same directory tree as my previous directory.
Thanks

Uum, ok. You didn't really specify where you need help, but we'll go with it.

So how do we determine which files to copy? What is the directory structure they are in? Where do you want to move them? Are there any "gotchas" to worry about, such as files to avoid?

Most important, what have you tried so far? You have searched the web and LQ, and tried out some things first, right?

Anyway, here's a hint to get you started:

http://mywiki.wooledge.org/UsingFind

Here's a little command that will print the name + the path of all the .txt files in the current dir :

for i in `find .`
do
echo $i
done

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for i in `find /yourdirectory -name *.txt`
do
cp $i destinationPath
done

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