Copy all files with extension keeping folder structure
A shell one-liner to copy matching files while preserving nested folders.
#shell#linux#files#automation
For example, if we want to copy all application.properties files nested in all folders while keeping the original folder structure:
find . -type f -wholename '*src/main/resources/application.properties' -exec sh -c 'd="newDir/${1%/*}"; mkdir -p "$d" && cp "$1" "$d"' sh {} \;