Linux copy directory without using cp -r or any variant

ETC Homework & Coursework Questions
1

Hi guys,

I need a solution to copy files and folders without using cp-r , cp-R or any variants. So i need to code it manually. I allready have a loop

Avans Highschool Breda the Netherlands

#!bin/bash

IFS=$'\n'

if test "$1" = "" 
then
        wd=pwd
else
        wd=$1 
fi

for file in $(find $1)
do    
        if [ -f $file ]; then
                cp $file ~/Desktop 
        elif [ -d $file ]; then
                 #copy directory,subdirectory and files wihtout
                 #using cp-r, cp-R or any variant
        fi
done
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4

i did use the homework criteria

5

Its not the criteria, it filling in the template...

That said, my only advice I would give now is that you test cases:
What will you do when you meet a directory ? what will cp do?

You cant use cp -Rr... but what about other commands? What is /is not allowed?

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6

You have find that does the recursion already.
So you can do the plain cp and mkdir commands.
Man pages help you

man cp
...
man mkdir
...
7

The only reason I can think of not to use cp is because it has been deleted or moved. I speak from experience of a production system where a change tried to move / and it's contents into a subdirectory. :eek: It got quite a long way down too, moving /dev amongst other things which made new login impossible even on the console.

Can you explain why you need such an odd thing? It might illicit better responses.

Robin

8

He is allowed to use cp, he is not allowed to use cp -r. The assignment is an exercise in recursion.

I suspect he shouldn't be using find either then, since it also does recursion for him!

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