Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2002 05:56:02 +0000 From: "Jon Larssen" <jonlarssen@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: find(1) usage Message-ID: <F169kAvjUqMUrYawLLe00013a42@hotmail.com>
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Hi,
I have a backup directory of some important system files, for instance,
backup/etc/master.passwd, backup/etc/groups, etc. Now, if I'm standing just
on backup's parent, I can find the files I need to backup, like:
find backup/ -name "*" ! -type d -print
and the result would be
backup/etc/master.passwd
backup/etc/groups
etc.
Now, I'd like to use the -exec expression of find(1) to obtain the following
(sample) command:
cp -p /etc/master.passwd backup/etc/master.passwd
I know there's a thingy, {}, that would give the whole path
(backup/etc/master.passwd, for instance). Now, how can I erase the backup
part? Is this doable just with clever use of find(1)?
Best regards,
Jon.
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