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Reputation: 13194

npm copyfiles without container folder

I'm trying to use the NPM copyfiles package, which I used many times. But I'm trying to copy the content of a dist folder in a destination folder without creating a dist but I can't find the correct way of doing it. I basically just want the content of the dist (not the folder in itself).

So what I have is -- dist | -- bundles -- lib package.json

I want this result -- destination | -- bundles -- lib package.json

but I always get the dist in the destination which is unwanted -- destination | -- dist | -- bundles -- lib package.json

I tried 

cross-env copyfiles dist/**/*.* ../dest

I also tried with the --up 1

cross-env copyfiles --up 1 dist/**/*.* ../dest

The only thing that works is with the -f (flatten) flag but I lose the folder structure. 

cross-env -f copyfiles dist/**/*.* ../dest

Am I missing something or is it just not possible?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 4851

Answers (2)

Rajsanthosh Sreenivasan
Rajsanthosh Sreenivasan

Reputation: 341

Got this working with ncp npm package.

ncp ./dist/ dest --filter **/*.*

Upvotes: 0

RobC
RobC

Reputation: 24982

Firstly, given the examples shown in your question there is no need to use copyfiles with the additional package cross-env. The package copyfiles will work cross platforms.

cross-env is used for setting and using environment variables, e.g. NODE_ENV=production.

Using the --up 1 argument, (or its shorthand equivalent -u 1), with copyfiles is the correct way to omit the dist directory. So just use the following instead:

copyfiles --up 1 dist/**/*.* ../dest

I.e. remove the initial cross-env part to resolve the issue.

Upvotes: 7

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