Re: Qshell's 'cp' command -- MIDRANGE-L

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Hi Nanette,

'cp' will probably do what you're looking for. It might report errors on the directories, though... complaining that it can't copy them because they are directories... Probably not a big deal if that's what you want, and this is a one-time thing.

But, if this is part of a software package that you're end-users will see, those error messages might be a reason not to use 'cp' by itself. Instead, I suggest specifying which files you want to copy, or using a wildcard that will only select files (not directories) when you call the cp command.

HTH

Nanette.Schernecker wrote:

Hi,
Using qshell and the 'cp' command, I'm wondering if there's a way to copy all the files from one directory to a new directory, without copying any of the sub-directories within the original directory.
For example, lets say the original directory is /DIR1 and the new directory is /NEWDIR, and /DIR1 contains the following:
DIR1
Sub-Dir1
Sub-Dir2
Stmf1
Stmf2
I would like to copy only Stmf1 & Stmf2 to /NEWDIR. I would like to omit the subdirectories from the copy, is this possible using the 'cp' command?
Thanks
Nanette J Schernecker

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