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find /home/$USER -maxdepth 1 -type f -executable -exec sh -c 'head -n 1 "$1" | grep -q "^#!/bin/bash" && cp "$1" /home/bob/Documents/Linux/Regularly_Copied_files_crontab' sh {} \;
edit: I just want to copy scripts in /home/$USER folder, not all the other subfolders.
edit 2: I think the better approach here would be to have two conditions.
- The file is in /home/$USER/ and not in it's subfolders.
- The file's first line should be
I don't actually need all executable files, I just want my bash scripts, but unfortunately, I don't have the good habit of giving the .sh extensions to all of them. These files are all executable, they all have a shebang line (`#!/bin/bash) as their first line, how can I copy them elsewhere? I mean, I know how the copy commands work, but I don't know if I can specify the pattern here.
How would I specify a cp command to only copy bash scripts to my docs folder?
Intended Use case: I am trying to create a command to copy all the bash scripts I have created in my home folder to my Documents folder. My docs folder is synced everyday, so I won't ever lose my scripts as they would be stored in the cloud.
find ~ -type f -executable
find /home/user -type f -perm /u+x -not -path "/home/user/Documents" -exec cp {} ~/Documents ;
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unfortunately, this would list all the executables. I only want the executables in
/home/$USERnot it's subfoldershttps://linux.die.net/man/1/find#:~:text=maxdepth 0 means only apply the tests and actions to the command line arguments.