problem in cp command

ksriram03 · 03-15-2006, 10:01 AM

Things that can not be done using cp command

Multiple files can be copied to a single directory but

single file (or multiple file)cannot be copied to multiple directories in a single cp command.

reddazz · 03-15-2006, 10:40 AM

Welcome to LQ. Your post is not really a question. If you want to post tips and tutorials there are dedicated sections on the site for that.

prasanta · 03-15-2006, 11:12 AM

Use this command for copying single file to multiple directories,

cp filename.txt --target-directory\=directoryname --target-directory\=directoryname