标题: Backup all files in directory [打印本页] 作者: dow 时间: 2009-04-20 21:40 标题: Backup all files in directory The command below can be used to backup all files in a directory
IFS=$'\n';for file in *; do cp ${file}{,.bak}; done
Quick explanation:
1. Set IFS - This allows for files with spaces in their name.
2. Use all files (*) - Change this to only backup certain files.
3. Use expansion to copy each file from 'filename' to 'filename.bak'