[X-Unix] shell scripting

[David Ledger]

>From: Stroller <MacMonster at myrealbox.com>
>On Jan 16, 2004, at 3:34 am, Brian Medley wrote:
>
>>
>>  so:
>>
>>      cd $src_dir
>>      find . -newer reference_file -print0 | xargs -0 -J % cp % $dst_dir
>>      touch reference_file
>>
>>  Should work?
>
>Yes, but that only copies files which are named. I'd work on the basis
>that you want to copy EVERY file in somefolder into backupfolder - so
>that if someone saves a new file to somefolder, that get's backed up,
>too.

I'm lost.  What do you mean by 'files which are named'?

David


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