Creating multiple directories simultaneously

[Jerry]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:28:15 -0700, Charlie Kester
<corky1951 at comcast.net> articulated:

> For extra credit, and to test your understanding, see if you can
> explain how the following work:
> 
> $ mkdir -p FOO/{foo-,bar-}{1,2,3}
> 
> $ cp foo{,.bak}

Maybe I am doing this wrong; however, I had to use the "-R" flag with
'cp' to make it work. I also assume you meant "FOO" and not "foo"
unless I am completely misunderstanding this exercise.

cp -R FOO{,.bak}
FOO -> FOO.bak/FOO
FOO/foo-1 -> FOO.bak/FOO/foo-1
FOO/foo-2 -> FOO.bak/FOO/foo-2
FOO/foo-3 -> FOO.bak/FOO/foo-3
FOO/bar-1 -> FOO.bak/FOO/bar-1
FOO/bar-2 -> FOO.bak/FOO/bar-2
FOO/bar-3 -> FOO.bak/FOO/bar-3

-- 
Jerry
FreeBSD.user at seibercom.net

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