recursive cp?

I need to copy one file (say file.ext) from /home/ into each of the folders and sub-folders under it. i.e.

/home/file.ext
/home/level1/
/home/level1/text/
/home/level1/folderb/
/home/level2/
/home/level2/foldera/
/home/level2/folderb/
/home/level2/folderb/text/
/home/level2/folderb/input/
/home/level2/folderb/output/
/home/level3/input/

-> unix prompt command ->

/home/file.ext
/home/level1/file.ext
/home/level1/text/file.ext
/home/level1/folderb/file.ext
/home/level2/file.ext
/home/level2/foldera/file.ext
/home/level2/folderb/file.ext
/home/level2/folderb/text/file.ext
/home/level2/folderb/input/file.ext
/home/level2/folderb/output/file.ext
/home/level3/input/file.ext

Can anyone help me out?

Hello ulstermonkey,

sorry not idea.
but you know scripting knowledge then we can do with it.

Hello guys!

This is a very basic shell script that should help you:

------------------------------- cut here -----------------------------
#! /bin/bash

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
echo "usage: $1 <file to recursively copy>";
exit 1;
fi

filename=$1

for d in `du | cut -c 3-`
do
cp $filename $d;
done
----------------------- cut here ---------------------------------

Paste this code on a empty file, with execution rights. Then execute it on your home
directory...

regards, roca.

The script above will not work for any directory name in the tree containing spaces. The following command will do what you want.

You should be in the "home" directory when you execute this.