du /mnt/DOWNLOADS will give you a recursive list about the directory sturture and files. Use regular expression to filter the output to something you want then. --- Mick Mearns <off_by_1@xxxxxxxxx> からのメッセージ: > Hello list; > for some time I have been struggling with a script > problem. > > What I want to do is scan a directory structure and > re-create it > without any files. > > When I download files I put them into my home > directory and then later > copy them to /mnt/DOWNLOADS > > I want to copy the directory structure of > /mnt/DOWNLOADS into > /home/mick > without any files. > > Then I can put files where they belong without > duplication. > > Periodicaly I burn /mnt/DOWNLOADS to CD for safety. > > I cannot figure out how to create the empty > directory tree. > I have tried various incantations of sed/cut/file > and managed to > destroy the file system on a test box! (I was root) > > Help would be appreciated. > > Thanks > Mick M. > > > ===== > The glass is exactly twice as large as it needs to > be. > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? http://bb.yahoo.co.jp/