----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Calfa" <tvat3000@netscape.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 10:23 PM
Subject: How do you copy a file to multiple directories?


> I know there is a way to do this with *nix's superior scripting ability 
> but I just don't know how.
> 
> How can I copy a file to multiple subdirectories?
> 
> 
> I have a folder that has subdirectories and subdirectories and so on.
> 
> /FolderA
> /FolderB1                                            /FolderB2
> /FolderC1_1    /FolderC1_2              /Folder C2_1
> 
> I'm toying with gnump3d and I've got it working with PN (sort of) and I 
> need to copy the password files to all the directories.

for i in directory1 directory2 directory3; do 
        cp myfile.txt /path/to/$i
done