[X-Unix] Copying to multiple directories

[Kuestner, Bjoern]

Uh, ah, I don't exactly understand how Brian's solution works (it is a
solution, Brian, right?), and I hesitate to run any command that I don't
understand "just to find out". (c:

(It's this "echo" that confuses me ... I would have expected something like
"exec" or ` `? And then there are no ' ' or " " afterwards for what is
handed to "echo"?)

But Harvey, the problem with your command is that you command expands to:

cp -r fileA /Users/john/Library /Users/mary/Library /Users/liz/Library

cp accepts the last parameter alone as the target!

Another note: For just one file you don't need "-r".

But since you do have "-r", I would have expected this to copy file A,
john's Library and mary's Library all to liz' Library. Can anybody explain
why (according to Harvey) that isn't happening?

Also, Harvey, be aware that with using cp you're losing all information in
the resource fork. Bad for OS 9 apps, images with previews and other things.

Alternatives are the commands CpMac and ditto:
http://www.westwind.com/reference/OS-X/commandline/files-folders.html

Bjorn


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