I have files named
file_1_supply.csv
file_2_supply.csv
file_3_supply.csv
.......
file_30_supply.csv
I want to copy these files from one folder to another in Linux. The problem is there are also many other files in the directory. I want to do it by command line because the directory have a lots of file.
cp file_1_supply.csv /home/user/destination
usually I use this for copy but how to use this in a loop?
If you only want to copy file_1-file_30:
cp file_{1..30}_supply.csv /home/user/destination
cp file_{1..30}_supply.csv /home/user/destination
Use -t flag to designate the destination
cp -t /home/user/destination file_*_supply.csv
For specific range, you can also use find command:
find -name "*file_[1-30]*" -exec cp "{}" /home/user/destination \;
I recommend to use this command
cp * /path/to/destination/
this is the easiest way to copy many files but if you want to specify files I suggests @Flohe's answer
cp file_*.csv /home/user/destinationshould work.