Copy file but not chang the original directory

[Tieu Cong Thang]

I want to copy a file from one directory to another directory but I want to keep the soft directory of this file
Ex: I have file test in directory /lvbackup/log
anh now I copy this file to /lvbaclup/tmp
I the result I expect that:
/lvbaclup/tmp/lvbackup/log/test
Not using the mkdir to create directory before copy.
Can you help me???
Thankyou in advance

[Dennis Handly]

>keep the soft directory of this file

(What does "soft" mean here?)

You can use tar(1) to copy the file and its parent directories.
$ cd /lvbaclup/tmp
$ tar -cf - -C / lvbackup/log/test | tar -xvf -

[Tieu Cong Thang]

Thanks for your help, your answer is very helpful for me.

[Dennis Handly]

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