On Thu, 2006-06-22 at 07:21 -0500, 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. Replace the print0 with print. If you need to know why, redirect your find print0 output to a file & then do an od -c on it. Hint: cpio expects one entry per line (in spite of what it did for you) and grep operates on lines of input. If it's not clear after doing the od -c, call again. :-) BTW, this is not a wise-acre reply. I've always been victimized by the unexpected behavior of the utilities (my fault, not their's... *usually*) and have become somewhat adept at discovery of underlying cause. The method I post above is just sharing my experience. Oh! Also, a vi on the two files (made by print0 and print) will give an indication. > <snip> HTH -- Bill -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060622/569b7db2/attachment-0005.sig>