SuperTuna Man asked:  

"Can I just copy that structure and leave all those files behind?"

Solutions:

tar:

tar cvf - `find /dir1 -name '*.dbf'` > dir1.tar



Whatever your find is, put it between the backticks ` `.

Go to /newdir and untar the dir1.tar
<cptree>
#!/bin/sh
if [ $# = 2 ]
then
    (cd $1; tar cf - .) | (mkdir $2; cd $2; tar xvfp -)
else
    echo "USAGE: "`basename $0`" <source_directory> <dest_directory>"
    exit 1
fi
----< cptree <----


or

$ mkdir /dir2

$ cd /dir1

$ find . -type d | cpio -pvdm ../dir2



I'm sure there are other ways.

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> Subject: Recreating Directory Trees?
> From: tuna@supertunaman.com
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 08:27:22 -0700
> 
> Hello there!
> 
> "Hellther."
> 
> I am about to create a Ruby script to sync my music directory with my
> MP3 player. Before I start, I would like a nice test environment, as my
> MP3 player uses a particular directory tree.
> 
> Is there a nice easy way to copy a directory tree without copying over
> all its files? For example, let's say the device has something like...
> 
> MP3 Player
> |
>  `-Videos/
> |
>  `-Music/
>  |
>   `-Playlists/
> 
> 
> and in those subdirs are like over 9000 video, music, and playlist
> files. Can I just copy that structure and leave all those files behind?
> so that I have
> 
> loltestdir/
> |
>  `-Videos/
> |
>  `-Music/
>  |
>   `-Playlists/
> 
> but without any files in there?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -tuna
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