Thinking about it, this might work better:
cd /sourcedir
find . -name "filepattern" | cpio -pd /destdir/
Matt Grimaldi wrote:
>
> Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> >
> > Is there any simple Linux command that does the equivalent
> > to M$-DOS "xcopy <dir1>\<file1> <dir2> /F/D/S" ?
> >
> > I would like to copy a whole directory, including subdirectories,
> > but _not_ copy when the destination file is not older than
> > the source file.
> >
> > Alberto Monteiro
>
> I might suggest something like:
>
> find /sourcedir/ | cpio -pd /targetdir/
>
> This lets you use all of the fun tools available in find,
> as well as not copying over target files when the target
> is newer than the source.
>
> I've included excerpts from the cpio man page (in the
> version I'm using, it might be different on yours)
> to help explain the options and behaviors described.
> (NOTE: I am NOT using -u)
>
> -- Matt
>
> -----------------------------------------------
>
> NAME
> cpio -- archiver to copy and back up files
>
> SYNOPSIS
> cpio -o [-aBcHhvyz] [-C blocksize] [-O file] [-V volpat]
> cpio -i [-BbcdfHhmrsStuvqy] [-C blocksize] [-I file]
> [-V volpat] [pattern...]
> cpio -p [-aBdlmruv] directory
>
> -p copies the list of files read from standard input
> to the specified directory. You can use this option
> to copy entire file trees.
>
> -d forces the creation of necessary intermediate
> directories if they do not already exist.
>
> -u copies an archive file to a target file even if the
> target is newer than the archive. Normally, cpio does
> not copy the file.
