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concatenating multiple files with multiple headers
Im trying to concatenate multiple files with multiple headers to have one file with all the information in it for example.
File 1:
Numbers
1
2
3
Letters
A
B
C
File 2:
Numbers
4
5
6
Letters
D
E
...
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2answers
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Can one copy a relpath in one command?
I find myself doing this often enough that I wonder if there's a standard Unix way to do it:
% mkdir -p /TARGETDIR/relative/path/to
% cp ./relative/path/to/somefile /TARGETDIR/relative/path/to
In ...
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3answers
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Copy multiple files to one dir with parallel
I'm using the following script to copy multiple files into one folder:
{ echo $BASE1; echo $BASE2; echo $BASE3; } | parallel cp -a {} $DEST
Is there any way to use only one echo $BASE with brace ...
1
vote
2answers
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Batch copying/moving files in unix?
Is there a way to batch copy/move files in unix? I thought it might be an option for cp/mv but I can't find any way to do it.
3
votes
1answer
448 views
How to replace a symbolic link with a copy of a file it links to?
Having a (single, no batch filesystem processing needed) symlink, what a command line to use to replace it with a copy of the file it links to?
4
votes
4answers
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Copy text from one terminal into another
I am logged into ssh to a university account from my home computer. Then I find a file that I want to copy onto my local system. So I open a new shell terminal and am about to use scp to copy that ...
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3answers
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5answers
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How can I move files and view the progress (e.g. with a progress bar)?
When moving large directories using mv, is there a way to view the progress (%)?
The cp command on gentoo had a -g switch that showed the progress.
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3answers
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copy recursively except hidden directory
How do I copy recursively like cp -rf *, but excluding hidden directories (directories starting with .) and their contents?
