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Re: Copying certain subdirectories retaining structure

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From: zzapper <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Copying certain subdirectories retaining structure
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:33:20 +0000 (UTC)
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lilydjwg <lilydjwg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:20140223071542.GA25203
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> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 08:06:32PM +0000, zzapper wrote:
>> I want to copy all files in subdirectories named /good/ to a USB while 
>> retaining directory structure
>> 
>> /aaa/pic/good
>> /aan/dogs/good/
>> /dir1/dir2/dir3/good/
> 
> I always find tar is great for copying lots of files:
> 
> tar c **/good(/) | tar xv -C /media/usbkey
> 
The 3 answers demonstrate the versatility of *nix.

thanks!


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