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Adrian George
Asked: 2013-08-27 10:20:56 +0800 CST

How can I copy all files which starts with "b" or "B" from /bin to a specific folder?

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How can I copy all files which starts with "b" or "B" from /bin to a specific folder?

I tried cp /bin* b , but I didn't succeed.

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Use:

    cp /bin/[bB]* ~/tolocation
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  2. The right command is:

    cp /bin/b* /bin/B* destination

    You will probably get this error:

    cp: cannot stat ‘/bin/B*’: No such file or directory

    That's because there should be no files starting with 'B'. However you shouldn't worry.

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