how to copy files using inputfile with filenames

[Mark Rossen]

I have a file with file names (created with ls)
now i want to copy these files to a new directory. How can i do that

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Hi Mark:

There are several ways to do this.
A script like this is one:
newdir=/destdir/dir1/dir2
cat filefile | while read fname
do
cp $fname ${newdir}/
done

[Marcin Wicinski]

Hi,

If you have full paths to the files in your file you can do following:

for i in `cat /path_to_your_file`
do
cp $i /destination_path
done



Later,

[Robin Wakefield · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

cd originaldir
for file in `cat yourfile` ; do
cp $file newdir
done

should do it. Put the "-p" argument after cp to keep the permissions.

Rgds, Robin

[Thierry Poels_1]

yet another option:

cat yourlist | cpio -ocB | (cd /otherdir ; cpio -icvdumB)

good luck,
Thierry.

[Praveen Bezawada]

Hi
You can do

while read eachline;do
cp $eachline newdir
done
...BPK...

[Wodisch]

Hello Mark,

on HPUX most seem to like "tar" more than "cpio", so
it would be something like

cd /source-dir
tar cf - < file.lst | (cd /dest-dir; tar xvf -)

or you could use "xargs" and an additional script like
this:

#!/usr/bin/sh
#copymany: copies all parameters to /dest-dir
cp $* /dest-dir

and then call this from within a line like this:

xargs copymany < file.lst

HTH,
Wodisch

[Jim Turner]

Hi Mark,

I'm not sure why you're working from a file of filenames, but try Bill Hassell's famous "puddle move":

cd /olddir
find . | cpio -pudlmv /newdir

If you need specific files, craft a -name argument for the find that will suit your needs.

And just my 2-cents' worth: I prefer cpio. Actually, I'd probably like pax the best if I'd ever take the time to learn the syntax.

All the best,
Jim