RE: [SLUG] Cp -R skipping some directories

2005-05-29 Thread Simon 
Thanks all, seems like rsync is what I have been looking for.



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Well, that depends on what we're talking about. In a script context, you
could have an "ignore list", and by checking if "folder1" is in it, the
script would that folder and move on.



(insert your favorite shell hack here)



But strictly as a command, you have regexes available. By copying "ma*"
recursively to, say, "/tmp", you'll copy folders like "man", "mate", or
whatever else starts with "ma".





On 5/27/05, Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> HI all,

> Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?

>

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Re: [SLUG] Cp -R skipping some directories

2005-05-29 Thread Peter Rundle 

Simon,


Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?
 


Dunno, but cpio -p would be able to solve your problem.

 $ find . -print | cpio -pdmuv /new/directory

Find simply generates a list of file names, which cpio reads on it's 
standard input
as a list to copy. Obviously you can put any filter you like between 
find and cpio,

but you can also use anything to create the list to feed to cpio.

 $ find . -print | egrep -v '(not-this|nor-that)' | cpio -pdmuv 
/new/directory

 $ cat my-list-of-files | cpio -pdmuv /new/directory

HTH

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Re: [SLUG] Cp -R skipping some directories

2005-05-26 Thread tatz 
From: "Simon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 14:08:37 +1000

> Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?

mirrordir command can help you.

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Re: [SLUG] Cp -R skipping some directories

2005-05-26 Thread Julio Cesar Ody 
Well, that depends on what we're talking about. In a script context,
you could have an "ignore list", and by checking if "folder1" is in
it, the script would that folder and move on.

(insert your favorite shell hack here)

But strictly as a command, you have regexes available. By copying
"ma*" recursively to, say, "/tmp", you'll copy folders like "man",
"mate", or whatever else starts with "ma".


On 5/27/05, Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> HI all,
> Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?
> 
> 
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> Simon Bryan
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Re: [SLUG] Cp -R skipping some directories

2005-05-26 Thread Phil Scarratt 

Simon wrote:

HI all,
Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?



I don't think so. Looked into it just the other day. I think find is 
your friend or start copying from deeper down the tree?

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Re: [SLUG] Cp -R skipping some directories

2005-05-26 Thread Steve Kowalik 
On Fri, 27 May 2005 14:08:37 +1000, Simon uttered
> HI all,
> Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?

You can. Except just cp -R won't cut it. The one way that springs to
mind is using find with -prune and -exec cp {} \; 

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[SLUG] Cp -R skipping some directories

2005-05-26 Thread Simon 
HI all,
Is it possible to have cp skip some directories when using cp -R?


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