[CentOS] OT -- BASH

[Mark Belanger]

Robert wrote:
> Can someone explain why this:
>   find . -depth -print0 | cpio --null -pmd /tmp/test
> will copy all files in and below the current directory -and- this:
>   find . -depth -print | grep -v .iso$ | wc -l
> will count all the non-iso files -and- this:
>   find . -depth -print | grep  .iso$ | wc -l
> will count *only* the iso files -but- this:

> find . -depth -print0 | grep -v .iso$ | cpio --null -pmd /tmp/test
> doesn't copy *anything*?   Any suggestions for a work-around would also 
> be most welcome.

What does this give you?
find . -depth -print0 | grep -v .iso$

The print0 option causes all the file names to be on a single line.  So
when you grep out .ios$ you're losing the whole line.

Here's a tar alternative to the other cpio based solutions:
# mkdir /tmp/test
# tar cf - . --exclude '*.iso' | (cd /tmp/test; tar xvf  -)



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Mark Belanger
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