Rsync, include only certain files types excluding some directories
I want to rsync only certain file types (e.g. .py) and I want to exclude files in some directories (e.g. venv).
file-copy
How can I copy a file and create the target directories at the same time?
I want to cp aaa/deep/sea/blob.psd to bbb/deep/sea/blob.psd
Is it a UUOC (useless use of cat) to redirect one file to another?
If I want to make the contents of file2 match the contents of file1, I could obviously just run cp file1 file2.
How do you compare two folders and copy the difference to a third folder?
You’ve got three folders:
Why use install rather than cp and mkdir?
I’ve seen in many places used install -d to create directories and install -c to copy a file. Why not use mkdir and cp? Is there an advantage in using install?
How to verify a file copy is reflink/CoW?
I’m playing with btrfs, which allows cp --reflink to copy-on-write. Other programs, such as lxc-clone, may use this feature as well. My question is, how to tell if a file is a CoW of another? Like for hardlink, I can tell from the inode number.
Can I transfer files using SSH?
I am using PuTTY on Windows 7 to SSH to my school computer lab. Can I transfer files from my Windows machine to my user on the school machines using SSH?
Duplicate file x times in command shell
I try to duplicate a video file x times from the command line by using a for loop, I’ve tried it like this, but it does not work:
Verifying a large directory after copy from one hard drive to another
I have a home file server that I use Ubuntu on.
How to clone/copy all file/directory attributes onto different file/directory?
I want to copy the attributes (ownership, group, ACL, extended attributes, etc.) of one directory to another but not the directory contents itself.