Re: [MLUG] cp -R --skip [pattern]?

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Woodsmall, Ryan (IATS) wrote:
> Use the "!"
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>   find . -type f ! -name \*.mp3 -exec cp {} /new/path \;
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> or use the "-print" option to pipe filenames to cp, mv, tar, cpio, etc.  This will copy anything that is NOT an mp3 file.  rsync is awesome and all, but it's overkill for something like this.
>  

But it won't copy the directory structure.

Personally I think rsync is a totally cool idea.  Better than my tar idea.


>   ryan woodsmall
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> On Thu, 3 May 2007, Dave Lloyd wrote:
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> > find ./ -name \*mp3 -exec cp {} /newpath \;
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> That skips all *mp3 files and copies all others?
> I would have thought that it copies mp3 files and ignores all others.
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> Mike
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