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I have a directory that consists of many subdirectories, and each subdirectory contains different files such as:



Directory All contains subdirectories A, B, C, and D. Each subdirectory contains files such as:



A (Run1.csv, Run4.csv)

B (Run2.csv, Run3.csv)

C (Run1.csv, Run3.csv)

D (Run2.csv, Run4.csv)


As you can see, each file has different duplicates in different subdirectories. For example, Run1.csv in folder A has different data from Run1.csv in folder C.



What I want to do is that I want to zip a specific run file, for example, I want to zip all the files of run2. I used the following commands:



zip run2.zip All Run2.csv 



zip run2.zip Run2.csv


But none of them works.



How can I fix that?






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    I have a directory that consists of many subdirectories, and each subdirectory contains different files such as:



    Directory All contains subdirectories A, B, C, and D. Each subdirectory contains files such as:



    A (Run1.csv, Run4.csv)
    
B (Run2.csv, Run3.csv)
    
C (Run1.csv, Run3.csv)
    
D (Run2.csv, Run4.csv)


    As you can see, each file has different duplicates in different subdirectories. For example, Run1.csv in folder A has different data from Run1.csv in folder C.



    What I want to do is that I want to zip a specific run file, for example, I want to zip all the files of run2. I used the following commands:



    zip run2.zip All Run2.csv 
    

    
zip run2.zip Run2.csv


    But none of them works.



    How can I fix that?






    command-line ssh zip







    share|improve this question







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      I have a directory that consists of many subdirectories, and each subdirectory contains different files such as:



      Directory All contains subdirectories A, B, C, and D. Each subdirectory contains files such as:



      A (Run1.csv, Run4.csv)
      
B (Run2.csv, Run3.csv)
      
C (Run1.csv, Run3.csv)
      
D (Run2.csv, Run4.csv)


      As you can see, each file has different duplicates in different subdirectories. For example, Run1.csv in folder A has different data from Run1.csv in folder C.



      What I want to do is that I want to zip a specific run file, for example, I want to zip all the files of run2. I used the following commands:



      zip run2.zip All Run2.csv 
      

      
zip run2.zip Run2.csv


      But none of them works.



      How can I fix that?






      command-line ssh zip







      share|improve this question







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      Nasser is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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      I have a directory that consists of many subdirectories, and each subdirectory contains different files such as:



      Directory All contains subdirectories A, B, C, and D. Each subdirectory contains files such as:



      A (Run1.csv, Run4.csv)
      
B (Run2.csv, Run3.csv)
      
C (Run1.csv, Run3.csv)
      
D (Run2.csv, Run4.csv)


      As you can see, each file has different duplicates in different subdirectories. For example, Run1.csv in folder A has different data from Run1.csv in folder C.



      What I want to do is that I want to zip a specific run file, for example, I want to zip all the files of run2. I used the following commands:



      zip run2.zip All Run2.csv 
      

      
zip run2.zip Run2.csv


      But none of them works.



      How can I fix that?






      command-line ssh zip




      command-line ssh zip






      share|improve this question







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          You can use bash Pathname Expansion as follows:



          zip run2.zip */Run2.csv


          */Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory. If you have very many files that match the glob, this fails because of the shell’s ARG_MAX limit. To work around that, use:



          printf '%s' */Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


          This uses the builtin printf to build up a zero-delimited list of the matching files and pipes it to xargs, which calls zip as often as necessary. As add is zip’s default mode, it updates the archive adding the files to it.



          If you need to dig further into an unknown or changing number of subdirectories, set bash’s globstar option with



          shopt -s globstar


          and use:



          zip run2.zip **/Run2.csv  # or respectively
          
printf '%s' **/Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


          **/Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory recursively.



          Further reading





          • man zip/PATTERN MATCHING


          • man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion

          • Bash Hackers Wiki: Pathname expansion (globbing)

          • TLDP Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Chapter 18.2. Globbing






          share|improve this answer


























          • If youre digging further, find might be a good option

            – D. Ben Knoble
            yesterday






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            @D.BenKnoble yes, but I left that to Romeo Ninov for his answer and helped him build the find command line. :)

            – dessert
            yesterday





















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          you can use something like to search and archive all (for example) Run2.csv files:



          zip run2.zip `find . -name Run2.csv`


          By suggestion if OP expect special characters (like space) in file/directories names can use command like:



          find . -name Run2.csv -exec zip run2.zip {} +





          share|improve this answer

































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            Try this for finding files and zip them in separate files :



            find . -name Run2.csv -print | zip Run2.zip -@





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            • This fails if any of the file or directory names contain whitespaces, you could use … -print0 | xargs -0 zip Run2.zip instead.

              – dessert
              yesterday












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            You can use bash Pathname Expansion as follows:



            zip run2.zip */Run2.csv


            */Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory. If you have very many files that match the glob, this fails because of the shell’s ARG_MAX limit. To work around that, use:



            printf '%s' */Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            This uses the builtin printf to build up a zero-delimited list of the matching files and pipes it to xargs, which calls zip as often as necessary. As add is zip’s default mode, it updates the archive adding the files to it.



            If you need to dig further into an unknown or changing number of subdirectories, set bash’s globstar option with



            shopt -s globstar


            and use:



            zip run2.zip **/Run2.csv  # or respectively
            
printf '%s' **/Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            **/Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory recursively.



            Further reading





            • man zip/PATTERN MATCHING


            • man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion

            • Bash Hackers Wiki: Pathname expansion (globbing)

            • TLDP Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Chapter 18.2. Globbing






            share|improve this answer


























            • If youre digging further, find might be a good option

              – D. Ben Knoble
              yesterday






            • 1





              @D.BenKnoble yes, but I left that to Romeo Ninov for his answer and helped him build the find command line. :)

              – dessert
              yesterday


















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            You can use bash Pathname Expansion as follows:



            zip run2.zip */Run2.csv


            */Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory. If you have very many files that match the glob, this fails because of the shell’s ARG_MAX limit. To work around that, use:



            printf '%s' */Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            This uses the builtin printf to build up a zero-delimited list of the matching files and pipes it to xargs, which calls zip as often as necessary. As add is zip’s default mode, it updates the archive adding the files to it.



            If you need to dig further into an unknown or changing number of subdirectories, set bash’s globstar option with



            shopt -s globstar


            and use:



            zip run2.zip **/Run2.csv  # or respectively
            
printf '%s' **/Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            **/Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory recursively.



            Further reading





            • man zip/PATTERN MATCHING


            • man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion

            • Bash Hackers Wiki: Pathname expansion (globbing)

            • TLDP Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Chapter 18.2. Globbing






            share|improve this answer


























            • If youre digging further, find might be a good option

              – D. Ben Knoble
              yesterday






            • 1





              @D.BenKnoble yes, but I left that to Romeo Ninov for his answer and helped him build the find command line. :)

              – dessert
              yesterday
















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            You can use bash Pathname Expansion as follows:



            zip run2.zip */Run2.csv


            */Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory. If you have very many files that match the glob, this fails because of the shell’s ARG_MAX limit. To work around that, use:



            printf '%s' */Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            This uses the builtin printf to build up a zero-delimited list of the matching files and pipes it to xargs, which calls zip as often as necessary. As add is zip’s default mode, it updates the archive adding the files to it.



            If you need to dig further into an unknown or changing number of subdirectories, set bash’s globstar option with



            shopt -s globstar


            and use:



            zip run2.zip **/Run2.csv  # or respectively
            
printf '%s' **/Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            **/Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory recursively.



            Further reading





            • man zip/PATTERN MATCHING


            • man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion

            • Bash Hackers Wiki: Pathname expansion (globbing)

            • TLDP Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Chapter 18.2. Globbing






            share|improve this answer

















            You can use bash Pathname Expansion as follows:



            zip run2.zip */Run2.csv


            */Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory. If you have very many files that match the glob, this fails because of the shell’s ARG_MAX limit. To work around that, use:



            printf '%s' */Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            This uses the builtin printf to build up a zero-delimited list of the matching files and pipes it to xargs, which calls zip as often as necessary. As add is zip’s default mode, it updates the archive adding the files to it.



            If you need to dig further into an unknown or changing number of subdirectories, set bash’s globstar option with



            shopt -s globstar


            and use:



            zip run2.zip **/Run2.csv  # or respectively
            
printf '%s' **/Run2.csv | xargs -0 zip run2.zip


            **/Run2.csv matches every file called Run2.csv in any subdirectory recursively.



            Further reading





            • man zip/PATTERN MATCHING


            • man bash/EXPANSION/Pathname Expansion

            • Bash Hackers Wiki: Pathname expansion (globbing)

            • TLDP Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide: Chapter 18.2. Globbing







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            • If youre digging further, find might be a good option

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              @D.BenKnoble yes, but I left that to Romeo Ninov for his answer and helped him build the find command line. :)

              – dessert
              yesterday





















            • If youre digging further, find might be a good option

              – D. Ben Knoble
              yesterday






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              @D.BenKnoble yes, but I left that to Romeo Ninov for his answer and helped him build the find command line. :)

              – dessert
              yesterday



















            If youre digging further, find might be a good option

            – D. Ben Knoble
            yesterday





            If youre digging further, find might be a good option

            – D. Ben Knoble
            yesterday




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            @D.BenKnoble yes, but I left that to Romeo Ninov for his answer and helped him build the find command line. :)

            – dessert
            yesterday







            @D.BenKnoble yes, but I left that to Romeo Ninov for his answer and helped him build the find command line. :)

            – dessert
            yesterday















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            you can use something like to search and archive all (for example) Run2.csv files:



            zip run2.zip `find . -name Run2.csv`


            By suggestion if OP expect special characters (like space) in file/directories names can use command like:



            find . -name Run2.csv -exec zip run2.zip {} +





            share|improve this answer






























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              you can use something like to search and archive all (for example) Run2.csv files:



              zip run2.zip `find . -name Run2.csv`


              By suggestion if OP expect special characters (like space) in file/directories names can use command like:



              find . -name Run2.csv -exec zip run2.zip {} +





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                you can use something like to search and archive all (for example) Run2.csv files:



                zip run2.zip `find . -name Run2.csv`


                By suggestion if OP expect special characters (like space) in file/directories names can use command like:



                find . -name Run2.csv -exec zip run2.zip {} +





                share|improve this answer















                you can use something like to search and archive all (for example) Run2.csv files:



                zip run2.zip `find . -name Run2.csv`


                By suggestion if OP expect special characters (like space) in file/directories names can use command like:



                find . -name Run2.csv -exec zip run2.zip {} +






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                    Try this for finding files and zip them in separate files :



                    find . -name Run2.csv -print | zip Run2.zip -@





                    share|improve this answer
























                    • This fails if any of the file or directory names contain whitespaces, you could use … -print0 | xargs -0 zip Run2.zip instead.

                      – dessert
                      yesterday
















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                    Try this for finding files and zip them in separate files :



                    find . -name Run2.csv -print | zip Run2.zip -@





                    share|improve this answer
























                    • This fails if any of the file or directory names contain whitespaces, you could use … -print0 | xargs -0 zip Run2.zip instead.

                      – dessert
                      yesterday














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                    Try this for finding files and zip them in separate files :



                    find . -name Run2.csv -print | zip Run2.zip -@





                    share|improve this answer













                    Try this for finding files and zip them in separate files :



                    find . -name Run2.csv -print | zip Run2.zip -@






                    share|improve this answer












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                    • This fails if any of the file or directory names contain whitespaces, you could use … -print0 | xargs -0 zip Run2.zip instead.

                      – dessert
                      yesterday



















                    • This fails if any of the file or directory names contain whitespaces, you could use … -print0 | xargs -0 zip Run2.zip instead.

                      – dessert
                      yesterday

















                    This fails if any of the file or directory names contain whitespaces, you could use … -print0 | xargs -0 zip Run2.zip instead.

                    – dessert
                    yesterday





                    This fails if any of the file or directory names contain whitespaces, you could use … -print0 | xargs -0 zip Run2.zip instead.

                    – dessert
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