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I have a question concerning the concatenation of two processes in the terminal. I have a folder with over 50.000 files. I used grep to look for those files containing a specific term:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files
which gives me a huge list like this:
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/26629.vrt
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/32862.vrt
I need to copy the resulting files into a new folder. I was thinking something like:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | cp * bio_files/
My try might not make any sense. I'm just starting with the terminal. I just want to copy the files resulting from my grep search into a new folder called bio_files. I realised that what I get from grep is just the names of the files. But I want to use those names as input for the cp command. Any help is highly appreciated.
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I have a question concerning the concatenation of two processes in the terminal. I have a folder with over 50.000 files. I used grep to look for those files containing a specific term:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files
which gives me a huge list like this:
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/26629.vrt
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/32862.vrt
I need to copy the resulting files into a new folder. I was thinking something like:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | cp * bio_files/
My try might not make any sense. I'm just starting with the terminal. I just want to copy the files resulting from my grep search into a new folder called bio_files. I realised that what I get from grep is just the names of the files. But I want to use those names as input for the cp command. Any help is highly appreciated.
command-line grep
edited May 15 at 16:22
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asked May 15 at 16:00
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I have a question concerning the concatenation of two processes in the terminal. I have a folder with over 50.000 files. I used grep to look for those files containing a specific term:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files
which gives me a huge list like this:
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/26629.vrt
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/32862.vrt
I need to copy the resulting files into a new folder. I was thinking something like:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | cp * bio_files/
My try might not make any sense. I'm just starting with the terminal. I just want to copy the files resulting from my grep search into a new folder called bio_files. I realised that what I get from grep is just the names of the files. But I want to use those names as input for the cp command. Any help is highly appreciated.
command-line grep
edited May 15 at 16:22
muru
129k19271460
asked May 15 at 16:00
Carolina Cárdenas
31
I have a question concerning the concatenation of two processes in the terminal. I have a folder with over 50.000 files. I used grep to look for those files containing a specific term:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files
which gives me a huge list like this:
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/26629.vrt
/var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files/32862.vrt
I need to copy the resulting files into a new folder. I was thinking something like:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | cp * bio_files/
My try might not make any sense. I'm just starting with the terminal. I just want to copy the files resulting from my grep search into a new folder called bio_files. I realised that what I get from grep is just the names of the files. But I want to use those names as input for the cp command. Any help is highly appreciated.
command-line grep
edited May 15 at 16:22
muru
129k19271460
asked May 15 at 16:00
Carolina Cárdenas
31
edited May 15 at 16:22
muru
129k19271460
edited May 15 at 16:22
muru
129k19271460
edited May 15 at 16:22
muru
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129k19271460
asked May 15 at 16:00
Carolina Cárdenas
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asked May 15 at 16:00
Carolina Cárdenas
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asked May 15 at 16:00
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Use xargs and the -t option of cp:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs cp -t bio_files/
If your files might have spaces in their names, then make everything null-delimited:
grep -inrlZ "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs -0 cp -t bio_files/
answered May 15 at 16:11
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Thank you. That worked! I'll read more aboutxargs!
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Use xargs and the -t option of cp:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs cp -t bio_files/
If your files might have spaces in their names, then make everything null-delimited:
grep -inrlZ "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs -0 cp -t bio_files/
answered May 15 at 16:11
steeldriver
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Thank you. That worked! I'll read more aboutxargs!
– Carolina Cárdenas
May 15 at 16:31
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Use xargs and the -t option of cp:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs cp -t bio_files/
If your files might have spaces in their names, then make everything null-delimited:
grep -inrlZ "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs -0 cp -t bio_files/
answered May 15 at 16:11
steeldriver
62.2k1196164
Thank you. That worked! I'll read more aboutxargs!
– Carolina Cárdenas
May 15 at 16:31
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up vote
3
down vote
accepted
up vote
3
down vote
accepted
Use xargs and the -t option of cp:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs cp -t bio_files/
If your files might have spaces in their names, then make everything null-delimited:
grep -inrlZ "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs -0 cp -t bio_files/
answered May 15 at 16:11
steeldriver
62.2k1196164
Use xargs and the -t option of cp:
grep -inrl "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs cp -t bio_files/
If your files might have spaces in their names, then make everything null-delimited:
grep -inrlZ "Bioethik_Debatte" /var/cqp/upload/heideko/import_files | xargs -0 cp -t bio_files/
answered May 15 at 16:11
steeldriver
62.2k1196164
answered May 15 at 16:11
steeldriver
62.2k1196164
answered May 15 at 16:11
steeldriver
62.2k1196164
answered May 15 at 16:11
steeldriver
62.2k1196164
62.2k1196164
Thank you. That worked! I'll read more aboutxargs!
– Carolina Cárdenas
May 15 at 16:31
add a comment |Â
Thank you. That worked! I'll read more aboutxargs!
– Carolina Cárdenas
May 15 at 16:31
Thank you. That worked! I'll read more about
xargs!– Carolina Cárdenas
May 15 at 16:31
Thank you. That worked! I'll read more about
xargs!– Carolina Cárdenas
May 15 at 16:31
add a comment |Â
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