topic Re: Use cpio command to copy everything except some files in Operating System - HP-UX

Use cpio command to copy everything except some files

Michael Yu_1 — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:00:07 GMT

Is there any way I can use cpio command to copy everthing in the directory except some files or sub-directory? I usually umount those sub directory that I don't want to copy but I have to do this in off-hour since I have to umount them. I wish I can run cpio commnad to exclude some sub-directories that I don't want to copy. Thanks.

Re: Use cpio command to copy everything except some files

Alzhy — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:11:43 GMT

cd /srcdir
find ./ -depth -print|grep -v exclude_dir/files |cpio ....

Re: Use cpio command to copy everything except some files

Hari Kumar — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:20:55 GMT

use the "f" option available with cpio which copies the files except those specified in the pattern
cpio -i f [pattern.........]
u can use even not these as " ! "leading, which select not matching part of this expression