And you can use " mkdir -p <directory-depth> " to create all parent directories if not found (instead of giving an error). On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 13:01, d l wrote: > 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> ããããããããï > > 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/
