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Copy an item with its parent directory |
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Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:23:33 -0500 |
Hi,
Suppose I have a file 'a/b/c/d/e/f', I want to copy it to 'target'
with the parent 'd/e'. I.e., the resulted file is 'target/d/e/f'.
I can make a bash script to do so, but I wondering if there is an
existing command or option. Thanks!
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Regards,
Peng
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Re: bug#9611: Copy an item with its parent directory |
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Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:29:07 +0100 |
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tags 9611 notabug
On 09/27/2011 02:23 PM, Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Suppose I have a file 'a/b/c/d/e/f', I want to copy it to 'target'
> with the parent 'd/e'. I.e., the resulted file is 'target/d/e/f'.
>
> I can make a bash script to do so, but I wondering if there is an
> existing command or option. Thanks!
>
(cd a/b/c && cp --parents d/e/f /path/to/target)
cheers,
Pádraig.
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