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I have a file dirs.txt. In this file is a new line separated directory list like so:

/etc
/home
/home/goods/

I need to first find in all directory's files which have names like "good" or contain string "(NODES_'TASK')" and then copy all these files into the directory /tmp.

I think must be something like:

$ find $fromDirs.txt -type f -name 'good' | \
    grep -lr '\(NODES_\'TASK\'\)' $fromDirs.txt | > /tmp
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    files with name like good OR containing NODES_TASK ? or files with name like good AND containing NODES_TASK ? Commented Sep 12, 2014 at 12:52
  • files with name like good OR containing NODES_TASK, NODES_TASK with specials simbols Commented Sep 12, 2014 at 13:01

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From my understanding, you have a file containing a list of directories. You want all files that either:

  1. are inside a directory in the list where the file content contains (NODES_'TASK')
  2. are inside a directory in the list where the file name contains good.

and then copy these matching files to /tmp.

IFS=$'\n' read -d '' -r -a dirs < fromDirs.txt
find "${dirs[@]}" -type f \( -name '*good*' -o -exec grep -F "(NODES_'TASK')" {} \; \) -exec cp {} /tmp/ \;

This reads fromDirs.txt delimited by newline into the array $dirs.
The find then looks through those directories, if any of the directories in the path contain good, or if the file contains (NODES_'TASK'), then copy that file into /tmp.

(note: I am using a few bash-specific features here for splitting the file list by newlines)

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  • are inside a directory in the list where the file name like good. not directory name. /home/goods/good.php, /home/goods/verygood.php, /home/goods/gooddness.php Commented Sep 12, 2014 at 13:12
  • @DmitrijHolkin adjusted. Commented Sep 12, 2014 at 13:14
  • are inside a directory in the list where the file content contains (NODES_'TASK') not grep txt file but grep in locations which specified in txt file take first dir from txt file for example /home/goods/ when grep all files in this directory and subfolders for nodes_task when do the same with another directory from txt file Commented Sep 12, 2014 at 13:26
  • fixed a few typos & minor mistakes. Created a test environment, and it works fine now. Commented Sep 12, 2014 at 13:56
  • 2.sh: cannot open fromDirs.txt : No such file or directory 2.sh: ${dirs[...}: Bad substitution File exist and running from it allocation directory, also i trying to provide full path instead of fromDirs.txt and error the same Commented Sep 12, 2014 at 14:04

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