I wish to force copy a set of files having either the same or different names to a single destination on the same host with a single command onn Solaris.
Note: the copy should be forced and non-interactive.
I emptied the destination folder using rm -rf * and then fired the copy command as below which does not work.
ls -ltrq /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps_16Nov2023/ROOT.war
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 200209070 Nov 16 15:32 /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps_16Nov2023/ROOT.war
Gets me an error:
[root@ip-10-237-130-101 ARE_NOCO_15Jan2024_111]# cp -fT /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps/Templates/mytemplate1.xls /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps/ROOT.war '/opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps_16Nov2023/ROOT.war' /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/AUTO_BACKUP/ARE_NOCO_15Jan2024_111/
cp: extra operand '/opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps_16Nov2023/ROOT.war'
Try 'cp --help' for more information.
Gets me an interactive prompt:
[root@ip-10-137-150-101vNOCO_15Jan2024_111]# cp /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps/Templates/mytemplate1.xls /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps/ROOT.war '/opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/webapps_16Nov2023/ROOT.war' /opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/AUTO_BACKUP/NOCO_15Jan2024_111/
cp: overwrite '/opt/apps/apache-tomcat-10.0.27/AUTO_BACKUP/ARE_NOCO_15Jan2024_111/ROOT.war'?
cp command HELP:
[root@ip-10-237-120-101 ARE_NOCO_15Jan2024_111]# cp --help
Usage: cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
or: cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
or: cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
-a, --archive same as -dR --preserve=all
--attributes-only don't copy the file data, just the attributes
--backup[=CONTROL] make a backup of each existing destination file
-b like --backup but does not accept an argument
--copy-contents copy contents of special files when recursive
-d same as --no-dereference --preserve=links
-f, --force if an existing destination file cannot be
opened, remove it and try again (this option
is ignored when the -n option is also used)
-i, --interactive prompt before overwrite (overrides a previous -n
option)
-H follow command-line symbolic links in SOURCE
-l, --link hard link files instead of copying
-L, --dereference always follow symbolic links in SOURCE
-n, --no-clobber do not overwrite an existing file (overrides
a previous -i option)
-P, --no-dereference never follow symbolic links in SOURCE
-p same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps
--preserve[=ATTR_LIST] preserve the specified attributes (default:
mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible
additional attributes: context, links, xattr,
all
-c deprecated, same as --preserve=context
--no-preserve=ATTR_LIST don't preserve the specified attributes
--parents use full source file name under DIRECTORY
-R, -r, --recursive copy directories recursively
--reflink[=WHEN] control clone/CoW copies. See below
--remove-destination remove each existing destination file before
attempting to open it (contrast with --force)
--sparse=WHEN control creation of sparse files. See below
--strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE
argument
-s, --symbolic-link make symbolic links instead of copying
-S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix
-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
-T, --no-target-directory treat DEST as a normal file
-u, --update copy only when the SOURCE file is newer
than the destination file or when the
destination file is missing
-v, --verbose explain what is being done
-x, --one-file-system stay on this file system
-Z set SELinux security context of destination
file to default type
--context[=CTX] like -Z, or if CTX is specified then set the
SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
By default, sparse SOURCE files are detected by a crude heuristic and the
corresponding DEST file is made sparse as well. That is the behavior
selected by --sparse=auto. Specify --sparse=always to create a sparse DEST
file whenever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero bytes.
Use --sparse=never to inhibit creation of sparse files.
When --reflink[=always] is specified, perform a lightweight copy, where the
data blocks are copied only when modified. If this is not possible the copy
fails, or if --reflink=auto is specified, fall back to a standard copy.
Use --reflink=never to ensure a standard copy is performed.
The backup suffix is '~', unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through
the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
none, off never make backups (even if --backup is given)
numbered, t make numbered backups
existing, nil numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never always make simple backups
As a special case, cp makes a backup of SOURCE when the force and backup
options are given and SOURCE and DEST are the same name for an existing,
regular file.
Kindly suggest.