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Subject: Re: replace all versions of a file in hierachy with a more recent version 
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zzapper wrote:
> I want to replace all versions of a file in hierachy with a more recent 
> version

Depending on what the criterion is for files that need replacing,

  for f in oldlocation/**/*(.); do
    cp newlocation${f##oldlocation} $f
  done

pws


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