bash - Copying folders and files using wildcards -

i have shell script backs , restores calibration of scanner device.

code:

if [ "-backup" == "$1" ];   if [ ! -d $backupdir ];     mkdir -p $backupdir     cp -r -d $home/syscan_docketport465 $backupdir/syscan_docketport465     cp -r -d $home/docucap_docketport467 $backupdir/docucap_docketport467   fi elif [ "-restore" == "$1" ];   if [ -d $backupdir ];     cp $backupdir/syscan_docketport465/* $home/syscan_docketport465/     cp $backupdir/docucap_docketport467/* $home/docucap_docketport467/   fi fi 

right now, backs 2 folders, syscan_docketport465 , docucap_docketport467. in these folders file called calibration.dat.

what need now, make every folder follows *_docketport* backed , restored every time new configuration docketport added, don't need edit script.

i have tried this:

if [ "-backup" == "$1" ];   if [ ! -d $backupdir ];     mkdir -p $backupdir     cp -r -d $home/*_docketport* $backupdir   fi elif [ "-restore" == "$1" ];   if [ -d $backupdir ];     cp -r -d $backupdir/*_docketport/* $home   fi fi 

for backup, works fine!

but restore keeps telling me can't overwrite created /home/path/calibrate.dat /home/path/syscan_docketport465/calibration.dat

so basically, keeps putting calibration.dat in /home/path/ instead of in /home/path/somedocucapfolder/ reason.

can me out?

your second cp command has incorrect slash in *_docketport/*. should *_docketport*. try changing to:

cp -r -d $backupdir/*_docketport* $home