[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I think I have a good idea to improve the functionality of cp
> command. Sometimes I and my colleagues ( UNIX admins ) have to copy
> of directory structure.
Just the directory structure? Not the files in it?
> find <dir> -type d -print | (cd <new dir>; awk '{ print "mkdir "$1}' |
> sh -x)
Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:
> No, since the GNU GPL prohibits you from doing any changes, looking at
> the source code, distributing those changes... Whoops, wrong world!
> Yes you can do those changes since it is Free Software.
:-)
> But doesn't "cp -a" do what you want to-do, or even "cp -R"?
'cp -a' is my best friend. But if the OP wanted just the directories
then I think the find|awk was pretty good. But I think I can improve
it using xargs.
find . -type d -print0 | (cd new_dir ; xargs -0i mkdir -p {})
I just can't see that being a very common activity.
Bob
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