Using multiple wildcards in path to run command on all files in directory

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I'm trying to run a for loop that copies all files in a directory and then place them in a backup directory. There are multiple sub-directories with varying names so I thought I should use multiple wildcards so I didn't have to list all of them out and add another for loop in. This is my script



#!/bin/bash

DIR="/home/users/data/*"

for file in $DIR
do
cp "$file"/**/**/*.txt* "$DIR"/backup/"$file"
done


When I run it though the script can't go into the sub directories and thinks the directory is



/directory1/**/**/*.txt*



Any advice would be greatly appreciated









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    I'm trying to run a for loop that copies all files in a directory and then place them in a backup directory. There are multiple sub-directories with varying names so I thought I should use multiple wildcards so I didn't have to list all of them out and add another for loop in. This is my script



    #!/bin/bash

    DIR="/home/users/data/*"

    for file in $DIR
    do
    cp "$file"/**/**/*.txt* "$DIR"/backup/"$file"
    done


    When I run it though the script can't go into the sub directories and thinks the directory is



    /directory1/**/**/*.txt*



    Any advice would be greatly appreciated









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      I'm trying to run a for loop that copies all files in a directory and then place them in a backup directory. There are multiple sub-directories with varying names so I thought I should use multiple wildcards so I didn't have to list all of them out and add another for loop in. This is my script



      #!/bin/bash

      DIR="/home/users/data/*"

      for file in $DIR
      do
      cp "$file"/**/**/*.txt* "$DIR"/backup/"$file"
      done


      When I run it though the script can't go into the sub directories and thinks the directory is



      /directory1/**/**/*.txt*



      Any advice would be greatly appreciated









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      I'm trying to run a for loop that copies all files in a directory and then place them in a backup directory. There are multiple sub-directories with varying names so I thought I should use multiple wildcards so I didn't have to list all of them out and add another for loop in. This is my script



      #!/bin/bash

      DIR="/home/users/data/*"

      for file in $DIR
      do
      cp "$file"/**/**/*.txt* "$DIR"/backup/"$file"
      done


      When I run it though the script can't go into the sub directories and thinks the directory is



      /directory1/**/**/*.txt*



      Any advice would be greatly appreciated







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