How can I copy a number of directories:
directory_01
directory_02
directory_03
to different directories
tmp_directory_01
tmp_directory_02
tmp_directory_03
where each tmp_directory_* directory has the same content(files and subdirectories) as directory_*. For example tmp_directory_01 will have the same contents as directory_01.
for d in directory_*; do cp -R "$d" "tmp_$d"; done– drewbenn Jul 3 '15 at 18:13directory_xtotmp_directory_xor you want to havedirectory_xas subdirectory oftmp_directory_x? – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Jul 3 '15 at 18:14cp -R "$d"/* "tmp_$d"– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Jul 3 '15 at 18:19