Re: Qshell's 'cp' command

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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