copy a given list of paths (via stdin) into a new dir

cp-replicate-structure

#!/usr/bin/env bash

if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then
  echo "Usage: $0 target_dir " >&2
  exit 1
fi

TARGET_DIR=$1

while IFS= read -r f || [[ -n "$f" ]]; do
  parent_dir=`dirname $f`
  dest="$TARGET_DIR/$parent_dir"
  mkdir -p $dest
  echo -n "copying $f to ${dest}..."
  cp -p $f $dest && echo " done!"
done