How can I copy a file and create the target directories at the same time?
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I want to cp aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd to bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
How do I do the copy if the deep and sea directories don't exist under bbb so that the copy both creates the directories that are needed and copies the file?
Right now I getNo such file or directory as deep and sea don't exist.
I looked thru the man help pages and other questions but nothing jumps out at me.
The closest I've got is using rcp for the directory:
rcp -r aaa/deep/sea/ bbb/deep/sea/
though this copies the whole directory and contents and I just want the one file. Trying to do that however gave cp: cannot create regular file bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd' such file or directory
directory file-copy
edited Feb 28 at 1:48
Jeff Schaller♦
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asked Jun 27 '12 at 17:58
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I want to cp aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd to bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
How do I do the copy if the deep and sea directories don't exist under bbb so that the copy both creates the directories that are needed and copies the file?
Right now I getNo such file or directory as deep and sea don't exist.
I looked thru the man help pages and other questions but nothing jumps out at me.
The closest I've got is using rcp for the directory:
rcp -r aaa/deep/sea/ bbb/deep/sea/
though this copies the whole directory and contents and I just want the one file. Trying to do that however gave cp: cannot create regular file bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd' such file or directory
directory file-copy
edited Feb 28 at 1:48
Jeff Schaller♦
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asked Jun 27 '12 at 17:58
Michael DurrantMichael Durrant
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I want to cp aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd to bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
How do I do the copy if the deep and sea directories don't exist under bbb so that the copy both creates the directories that are needed and copies the file?
Right now I getNo such file or directory as deep and sea don't exist.
I looked thru the man help pages and other questions but nothing jumps out at me.
The closest I've got is using rcp for the directory:
rcp -r aaa/deep/sea/ bbb/deep/sea/
though this copies the whole directory and contents and I just want the one file. Trying to do that however gave cp: cannot create regular file bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd' such file or directory
directory file-copy
edited Feb 28 at 1:48
Jeff Schaller♦
43.9k1161141
asked Jun 27 '12 at 17:58
Michael DurrantMichael Durrant
16.4k45121186
I want to cp aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd to bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
How do I do the copy if the deep and sea directories don't exist under bbb so that the copy both creates the directories that are needed and copies the file?
Right now I getNo such file or directory as deep and sea don't exist.
I looked thru the man help pages and other questions but nothing jumps out at me.
The closest I've got is using rcp for the directory:
rcp -r aaa/deep/sea/ bbb/deep/sea/
though this copies the whole directory and contents and I just want the one file. Trying to do that however gave cp: cannot create regular file bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd' such file or directory
directory file-copy
directory file-copy
edited Feb 28 at 1:48
Jeff Schaller♦
43.9k1161141
asked Jun 27 '12 at 17:58
Michael DurrantMichael Durrant
16.4k45121186
edited Feb 28 at 1:48
Jeff Schaller♦
43.9k1161141
asked Jun 27 '12 at 17:58
Michael DurrantMichael Durrant
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edited Feb 28 at 1:48
Jeff Schaller♦
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edited Feb 28 at 1:48
Jeff Schaller♦
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Michael DurrantMichael Durrant
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asked Jun 27 '12 at 17:58
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Try to use such next function for such situation:
copy_wdir() mkdir -p -- "$(dirname -- "$2")" && cp -- "$1" "$2" ;
and use it as
copy_wdir aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
By the way, GNU cp has a --parents option. It's really close to what you want, but not exactly.
It will also create aaa directory that seems you don't need. However you can first cd to aaa and copy like:
cd aaa && cp --parents deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb/
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
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answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
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It's easy using the install program from the coreutils that is typically used for this very purpose by build systems like automake:
install -D /path/to/source /path/to/destination
Note that install creates all parts of the path just like mkdir -p does, see man install. I'm curious why you didn't include why you want to do that. Calling mkdir and cp is very easy.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
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2
I think there are a lot of good answers on this question, but this one gets my vote as it's the most portable. Thersyncanswer will only create 1 directory, andpaxdoesn't seem to be common.
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:48
Use-dinstead of-Don a Mac.
– Matt M.
Nov 14 '16 at 23:01
note that this command creates the destination files with755(rwxr-xr-x) permissions, which is probably not desired. you can specify something else with the-mswitch, but I could not find a way to just keep the file permissions :(
– törzsmókus
Jan 9 at 19:19
add a comment |
With standard (POSIX/Unix) commands, you've got:
pax -rws ':^:dest/dir/:' file .
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
1
Interesting. I'd never heard of pax before. Though I like its concept. Unfortunately even though it's in POSIX, it seems very few distros install it by default :-(
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:41
@Patrick - if you skip all the way to the end ofinfo tar- somewhere around the portability concerns section - i think youll find that GNUtarclaims to be fullypaxcompatible. I did anyway, though i have never yet got around to putting those claims to a test.
– mikeserv
Oct 9 '14 at 6:01
add a comment |
I'm not aware of a way of doing it using cp, but it's certainly possible using rsync:
$ rsync sourcefile dir/
where dir is a directory that does not have to exist. There are lots of other ways of achieving the same using other commands.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
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You needrsync -Rto preserve the directory heirarchy
– glenn jackman
May 6 '14 at 19:59
@glennjackman Indeed, 'proper' use ofrsyncneeds more options, but the question was simply about creating a non-existent target directory, hence my brief answer :)
– mjturner
May 6 '14 at 20:10
1
At least the GNUcphas the--parentsoption.
– peterph
May 6 '14 at 20:45
2
@peterph Indeed, but then you're restricted in the naming of the target directory
– mjturner
May 7 '14 at 7:49
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cd aaa
pax -rw deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb
If you don't have pax (it's mandated by POSIX, as a standard replacement of cpio and tar which had too many incompatibilities to standardize), use cpio -p or tar -cf - … | tar -xf - instead.
answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
GillesGilles
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Try to use such next function for such situation:
copy_wdir() mkdir -p -- "$(dirname -- "$2")" && cp -- "$1" "$2" ;
and use it as
copy_wdir aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
By the way, GNU cp has a --parents option. It's really close to what you want, but not exactly.
It will also create aaa directory that seems you don't need. However you can first cd to aaa and copy like:
cd aaa && cp --parents deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb/
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
rushrush
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add a comment |
Try to use such next function for such situation:
copy_wdir() mkdir -p -- "$(dirname -- "$2")" && cp -- "$1" "$2" ;
and use it as
copy_wdir aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
By the way, GNU cp has a --parents option. It's really close to what you want, but not exactly.
It will also create aaa directory that seems you don't need. However you can first cd to aaa and copy like:
cd aaa && cp --parents deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb/
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
rushrush
19.4k46596
add a comment |
Try to use such next function for such situation:
copy_wdir() mkdir -p -- "$(dirname -- "$2")" && cp -- "$1" "$2" ;
and use it as
copy_wdir aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
By the way, GNU cp has a --parents option. It's really close to what you want, but not exactly.
It will also create aaa directory that seems you don't need. However you can first cd to aaa and copy like:
cd aaa && cp --parents deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb/
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
rushrush
19.4k46596
Try to use such next function for such situation:
copy_wdir() mkdir -p -- "$(dirname -- "$2")" && cp -- "$1" "$2" ;
and use it as
copy_wdir aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
By the way, GNU cp has a --parents option. It's really close to what you want, but not exactly.
It will also create aaa directory that seems you don't need. However you can first cd to aaa and copy like:
cd aaa && cp --parents deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb/
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
rushrush
19.4k46596
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
edited May 7 '14 at 17:13
Stéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
311k57587945
answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
rushrush
19.4k46596
answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
rushrush
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answered Jun 27 '12 at 18:17
rushrush
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It's easy using the install program from the coreutils that is typically used for this very purpose by build systems like automake:
install -D /path/to/source /path/to/destination
Note that install creates all parts of the path just like mkdir -p does, see man install. I'm curious why you didn't include why you want to do that. Calling mkdir and cp is very easy.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
3,75911729
2
I think there are a lot of good answers on this question, but this one gets my vote as it's the most portable. Thersyncanswer will only create 1 directory, andpaxdoesn't seem to be common.
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:48
Use-dinstead of-Don a Mac.
– Matt M.
Nov 14 '16 at 23:01
note that this command creates the destination files with755(rwxr-xr-x) permissions, which is probably not desired. you can specify something else with the-mswitch, but I could not find a way to just keep the file permissions :(
– törzsmókus
Jan 9 at 19:19
add a comment |
It's easy using the install program from the coreutils that is typically used for this very purpose by build systems like automake:
install -D /path/to/source /path/to/destination
Note that install creates all parts of the path just like mkdir -p does, see man install. I'm curious why you didn't include why you want to do that. Calling mkdir and cp is very easy.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
3,75911729
2
I think there are a lot of good answers on this question, but this one gets my vote as it's the most portable. Thersyncanswer will only create 1 directory, andpaxdoesn't seem to be common.
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:48
Use-dinstead of-Don a Mac.
– Matt M.
Nov 14 '16 at 23:01
note that this command creates the destination files with755(rwxr-xr-x) permissions, which is probably not desired. you can specify something else with the-mswitch, but I could not find a way to just keep the file permissions :(
– törzsmókus
Jan 9 at 19:19
add a comment |
It's easy using the install program from the coreutils that is typically used for this very purpose by build systems like automake:
install -D /path/to/source /path/to/destination
Note that install creates all parts of the path just like mkdir -p does, see man install. I'm curious why you didn't include why you want to do that. Calling mkdir and cp is very easy.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
3,75911729
It's easy using the install program from the coreutils that is typically used for this very purpose by build systems like automake:
install -D /path/to/source /path/to/destination
Note that install creates all parts of the path just like mkdir -p does, see man install. I'm curious why you didn't include why you want to do that. Calling mkdir and cp is very easy.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
3,75911729
edited May 6 '14 at 19:32
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
3,75911729
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
3,75911729
answered May 6 '14 at 19:26
Pavel ŠimerdaPavel Šimerda
3,75911729
3,75911729
2
I think there are a lot of good answers on this question, but this one gets my vote as it's the most portable. Thersyncanswer will only create 1 directory, andpaxdoesn't seem to be common.
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:48
Use-dinstead of-Don a Mac.
– Matt M.
Nov 14 '16 at 23:01
note that this command creates the destination files with755(rwxr-xr-x) permissions, which is probably not desired. you can specify something else with the-mswitch, but I could not find a way to just keep the file permissions :(
– törzsmókus
Jan 9 at 19:19
add a comment |
2
I think there are a lot of good answers on this question, but this one gets my vote as it's the most portable. Thersyncanswer will only create 1 directory, andpaxdoesn't seem to be common.
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:48
Use-dinstead of-Don a Mac.
– Matt M.
Nov 14 '16 at 23:01
note that this command creates the destination files with755(rwxr-xr-x) permissions, which is probably not desired. you can specify something else with the-mswitch, but I could not find a way to just keep the file permissions :(
– törzsmókus
Jan 9 at 19:19
2
2
I think there are a lot of good answers on this question, but this one gets my vote as it's the most portable. The
rsync answer will only create 1 directory, and pax doesn't seem to be common.– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:48
I think there are a lot of good answers on this question, but this one gets my vote as it's the most portable. The
rsync answer will only create 1 directory, and pax doesn't seem to be common.– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:48
Use
-d instead of -D on a Mac.– Matt M.
Nov 14 '16 at 23:01
Use
-d instead of -D on a Mac.– Matt M.
Nov 14 '16 at 23:01
note that this command creates the destination files with
755 (rwxr-xr-x) permissions, which is probably not desired. you can specify something else with the -m switch, but I could not find a way to just keep the file permissions :(– törzsmókus
Jan 9 at 19:19
note that this command creates the destination files with
755 (rwxr-xr-x) permissions, which is probably not desired. you can specify something else with the -m switch, but I could not find a way to just keep the file permissions :(– törzsmókus
Jan 9 at 19:19
add a comment |
With standard (POSIX/Unix) commands, you've got:
pax -rws ':^:dest/dir/:' file .
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
1
Interesting. I'd never heard of pax before. Though I like its concept. Unfortunately even though it's in POSIX, it seems very few distros install it by default :-(
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:41
@Patrick - if you skip all the way to the end ofinfo tar- somewhere around the portability concerns section - i think youll find that GNUtarclaims to be fullypaxcompatible. I did anyway, though i have never yet got around to putting those claims to a test.
– mikeserv
Oct 9 '14 at 6:01
add a comment |
With standard (POSIX/Unix) commands, you've got:
pax -rws ':^:dest/dir/:' file .
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
1
Interesting. I'd never heard of pax before. Though I like its concept. Unfortunately even though it's in POSIX, it seems very few distros install it by default :-(
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:41
@Patrick - if you skip all the way to the end ofinfo tar- somewhere around the portability concerns section - i think youll find that GNUtarclaims to be fullypaxcompatible. I did anyway, though i have never yet got around to putting those claims to a test.
– mikeserv
Oct 9 '14 at 6:01
add a comment |
With standard (POSIX/Unix) commands, you've got:
pax -rws ':^:dest/dir/:' file .
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
With standard (POSIX/Unix) commands, you've got:
pax -rws ':^:dest/dir/:' file .
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
edited Sep 28 '15 at 20:40
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
answered May 6 '14 at 19:36
Stéphane ChazelasStéphane Chazelas
311k57587945
311k57587945
1
Interesting. I'd never heard of pax before. Though I like its concept. Unfortunately even though it's in POSIX, it seems very few distros install it by default :-(
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:41
@Patrick - if you skip all the way to the end ofinfo tar- somewhere around the portability concerns section - i think youll find that GNUtarclaims to be fullypaxcompatible. I did anyway, though i have never yet got around to putting those claims to a test.
– mikeserv
Oct 9 '14 at 6:01
add a comment |
1
Interesting. I'd never heard of pax before. Though I like its concept. Unfortunately even though it's in POSIX, it seems very few distros install it by default :-(
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:41
@Patrick - if you skip all the way to the end ofinfo tar- somewhere around the portability concerns section - i think youll find that GNUtarclaims to be fullypaxcompatible. I did anyway, though i have never yet got around to putting those claims to a test.
– mikeserv
Oct 9 '14 at 6:01
1
1
Interesting. I'd never heard of pax before. Though I like its concept. Unfortunately even though it's in POSIX, it seems very few distros install it by default :-(
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:41
Interesting. I'd never heard of pax before. Though I like its concept. Unfortunately even though it's in POSIX, it seems very few distros install it by default :-(
– Patrick
May 6 '14 at 19:41
@Patrick - if you skip all the way to the end of
info tar - somewhere around the portability concerns section - i think youll find that GNU tar claims to be fully pax compatible. I did anyway, though i have never yet got around to putting those claims to a test.– mikeserv
Oct 9 '14 at 6:01
@Patrick - if you skip all the way to the end of
info tar - somewhere around the portability concerns section - i think youll find that GNU tar claims to be fully pax compatible. I did anyway, though i have never yet got around to putting those claims to a test.– mikeserv
Oct 9 '14 at 6:01
add a comment |
I'm not aware of a way of doing it using cp, but it's certainly possible using rsync:
$ rsync sourcefile dir/
where dir is a directory that does not have to exist. There are lots of other ways of achieving the same using other commands.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
4,2161526
3
You needrsync -Rto preserve the directory heirarchy
– glenn jackman
May 6 '14 at 19:59
@glennjackman Indeed, 'proper' use ofrsyncneeds more options, but the question was simply about creating a non-existent target directory, hence my brief answer :)
– mjturner
May 6 '14 at 20:10
1
At least the GNUcphas the--parentsoption.
– peterph
May 6 '14 at 20:45
2
@peterph Indeed, but then you're restricted in the naming of the target directory
– mjturner
May 7 '14 at 7:49
add a comment |
I'm not aware of a way of doing it using cp, but it's certainly possible using rsync:
$ rsync sourcefile dir/
where dir is a directory that does not have to exist. There are lots of other ways of achieving the same using other commands.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
4,2161526
3
You needrsync -Rto preserve the directory heirarchy
– glenn jackman
May 6 '14 at 19:59
@glennjackman Indeed, 'proper' use ofrsyncneeds more options, but the question was simply about creating a non-existent target directory, hence my brief answer :)
– mjturner
May 6 '14 at 20:10
1
At least the GNUcphas the--parentsoption.
– peterph
May 6 '14 at 20:45
2
@peterph Indeed, but then you're restricted in the naming of the target directory
– mjturner
May 7 '14 at 7:49
add a comment |
I'm not aware of a way of doing it using cp, but it's certainly possible using rsync:
$ rsync sourcefile dir/
where dir is a directory that does not have to exist. There are lots of other ways of achieving the same using other commands.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
4,2161526
I'm not aware of a way of doing it using cp, but it's certainly possible using rsync:
$ rsync sourcefile dir/
where dir is a directory that does not have to exist. There are lots of other ways of achieving the same using other commands.
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
4,2161526
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
4,2161526
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
4,2161526
answered May 6 '14 at 19:28
mjturnermjturner
4,2161526
4,2161526
3
You needrsync -Rto preserve the directory heirarchy
– glenn jackman
May 6 '14 at 19:59
@glennjackman Indeed, 'proper' use ofrsyncneeds more options, but the question was simply about creating a non-existent target directory, hence my brief answer :)
– mjturner
May 6 '14 at 20:10
1
At least the GNUcphas the--parentsoption.
– peterph
May 6 '14 at 20:45
2
@peterph Indeed, but then you're restricted in the naming of the target directory
– mjturner
May 7 '14 at 7:49
add a comment |
3
You needrsync -Rto preserve the directory heirarchy
– glenn jackman
May 6 '14 at 19:59
@glennjackman Indeed, 'proper' use ofrsyncneeds more options, but the question was simply about creating a non-existent target directory, hence my brief answer :)
– mjturner
May 6 '14 at 20:10
1
At least the GNUcphas the--parentsoption.
– peterph
May 6 '14 at 20:45
2
@peterph Indeed, but then you're restricted in the naming of the target directory
– mjturner
May 7 '14 at 7:49
3
3
You need
rsync -R to preserve the directory heirarchy– glenn jackman
May 6 '14 at 19:59
You need
rsync -R to preserve the directory heirarchy– glenn jackman
May 6 '14 at 19:59
@glennjackman Indeed, 'proper' use of
rsync needs more options, but the question was simply about creating a non-existent target directory, hence my brief answer :)– mjturner
May 6 '14 at 20:10
@glennjackman Indeed, 'proper' use of
rsync needs more options, but the question was simply about creating a non-existent target directory, hence my brief answer :)– mjturner
May 6 '14 at 20:10
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At least the GNU
cp has the --parents option.– peterph
May 6 '14 at 20:45
At least the GNU
cp has the --parents option.– peterph
May 6 '14 at 20:45
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@peterph Indeed, but then you're restricted in the naming of the target directory
– mjturner
May 7 '14 at 7:49
@peterph Indeed, but then you're restricted in the naming of the target directory
– mjturner
May 7 '14 at 7:49
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cd aaa
pax -rw deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb
If you don't have pax (it's mandated by POSIX, as a standard replacement of cpio and tar which had too many incompatibilities to standardize), use cpio -p or tar -cf - … | tar -xf - instead.
answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
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cd aaa
pax -rw deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb
If you don't have pax (it's mandated by POSIX, as a standard replacement of cpio and tar which had too many incompatibilities to standardize), use cpio -p or tar -cf - … | tar -xf - instead.
answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
GillesGilles
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cd aaa
pax -rw deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb
If you don't have pax (it's mandated by POSIX, as a standard replacement of cpio and tar which had too many incompatibilities to standardize), use cpio -p or tar -cf - … | tar -xf - instead.
answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
GillesGilles
544k12811031620
cd aaa
pax -rw deep/sea/blob.psd ../bbb
If you don't have pax (it's mandated by POSIX, as a standard replacement of cpio and tar which had too many incompatibilities to standardize), use cpio -p or tar -cf - … | tar -xf - instead.
answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
GillesGilles
544k12811031620
answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
GillesGilles
544k12811031620
answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
GillesGilles
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answered Jun 28 '12 at 0:43
GillesGilles
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