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In bash: cp /dir/dir/dir/dir/filename !#:^:h/newfilename (Applies to more than cp) Strips cp & repeats previous dir tree minus /filename, plus /newfilename. Th
by wackfordjf3 15y ago
In bash: cp /dir/dir/dir/dir/filename !#:^:h/newfilename (Applies to more than cp) Strips cp & repeats previous dir tree minus /filename, plus /newfilename.
This can be mimicked by brace expansion:
cp /dir/dir/dir/dir/{filename,newfilename}