find files and copy them

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mister_v
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find files and copy them

Post by mister_v »

hi

I would like to use the result of a find command into a copy command
find -iname *.xlsx
and then cp * to dir/


does anyone know how to do this?
chris
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Re: find files and copy them

Post by chris »

The easiest way (and because it also copies files with spaces in the name) is:

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find -iname *.xlsx -exec cp '{}' dir/ \;
It is an option of find,
for more info check man find
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