-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 07:21:22AM -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*? Because the "grep" in the middle will mess up with the "print0/--null" trick. - -- Rodrigo Barbosa "Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur" "Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEmpBrpdyWzQ5b5ckRAnqcAJ90qGty5cYtUCGqWOSi9tsBMHFl/wCePycq Frc4ukIuN1cOQpYt7vnaSnc= =QjBz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----