search and copy files in linux. | find | cp

SEARCH AND COPY FILES IN LINUX. | FIND | CP

Search for zip files inside sub-directories and copy all zip files.

# Directory where all .zip files are located is zipfiles-dir.

Command :

1. GO TO ZIP FILE DIRECTORY.

cd zipfiles-dir

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2. RUN BELOW COMMAND INSIDE DIRECTORY.

find . -iname *Slides.zip -exec cp {} /root/test/ \;

Describe above command.

find : Command to find files and directories in Linux system.

. : We use . as location means current directory.

–name *Slides.zip : Search for file name matching with extension *Slides.zip, It means All .zip files which name ends with Slides.zip.

–exec cp : excecute to cp command to to copy files form source directory to destination directory.

{} : Files found by FIND command will be automatically replace by filename.

/root/test/ : Destination diectory where all searched files are copied.

\ : Indicates that executed command is completed.

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