Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 20:02:59 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1016071379.3e10b6@mired.org> To: "Jon Larssen" <jonlarssen@hotmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: find(1) usage Message-ID: <15497.27987.227360.616972@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <1043983@toto.iv>
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Jon Larssen <jonlarssen@hotmail.com> types: > 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: If you have to use exec and cp, you could try this: cd backup find . ! -type d -exec <....> Personally, I'd use cpio. See the cpio man page for details on how to do exactly what you're trying to do. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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