copy all directories that contain flac to new location? Or remove all directories that contain mp3

[neubienaut]

Hey all,

I have a HD with music that I want to copy to a new HD.
However, I only want to copy folders that contain FLAC's.

I do not want to copy folders with mp3's or ogg's.


Anyone have any ideas?


TIA,

Lance

[neubienaut]

I should also add that the folder and file names contain spaces



Lance

Post by neubienaut
Hey all,
I have a HD with music that I want to copy to a new HD. However, I only
want to copy folders that contain FLAC's.
I do not want to copy folders with mp3's or ogg's.
Anyone have any ideas?
TIA,
Lance

[Rikishi42]

Post by neubienaut
Hey all,
I have a HD with music that I want to copy to a new HD.
However, I only want to copy folders that contain FLAC's.
I do not want to copy folders with mp3's or ogg's.
Anyone have any ideas?

Look into rsync.
Seems the obvious choice.

PS: you should make up your mind on one thing: do you only want to copy dirs
that contain FLAC's, or do you just want to copy all FLAC's ? In other
words: what do you do with dirs that contain both mp3/ogg and FLAC's?

PPS: What's a FLAC?

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

Post by Rikishi42

Post by neubienaut
Hey all,
I have a HD with music that I want to copy to a new HD.
However, I only want to copy folders that contain FLAC's.
I do not want to copy folders with mp3's or ogg's.
Anyone have any ideas?

Look into rsync.
Seems the obvious choice.
PS: you should make up your mind on one thing: do you only want to copy dirs
that contain FLAC's, or do you just want to copy all FLAC's ? In other
words: what do you do with dirs that contain both mp3/ogg and FLAC's?
PPS: What's a FLAC?

Free Lossless Audio Codec

FLAC files can be converted back to the original WAV files.