How To Use Find File to Copy

[SyntheticShield]

I know that I can use

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cd `find . -name "filename*" -print`

To change to a directory where a file is. However, how can I use the find file in a script to locate the file and then copy it to another directory?

[Habitual]

cp $(find . -name "filename*" -print) /dir/to/copy/to

There is no need to cd to a directory to find a file however.

I use find `pwd` myself but here's how it worked on my system:

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find . -name ff.notes
./ff.notes

find `pwd` -name ff.notes
/home/jj/ff.notes

cp $(find `pwd` -name ff.notes) Documents/

find `pwd` -name ff.notes
/home/jj/Documents/ff.notes
/home/jj/ff.notes

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cp $(find . -name ff.notes) Documents/

works too.

[SyntheticShield]

I should have made that a bit clearer. I just cut and pasted from what I was using.

I was using that particular line to move to the directory of an unzipped file after downloading it so that it could be compiled. Ive got a lot to learn and sometimes googling doesnt necessarily provide the clearest of answers. Thanks Habitual for your help.

[Habitual]

You're Welcome.