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Jun 152011
 

Auto create complete directory structure when copying files in Linux

Answer:

Assume you are copying file using the command below:

# cp foo/bar/test.txt /tmp/

The result is test.txt will be placed inside the folder /tmp/.

In order to let the cp command auto create the foo/bar/ directory structure under /tmp, you can try the command:

# cp --parent foo/bar/test.txt /tmp/

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