How to copy a file to multiple directories using the gnu cp command

Question

Is it possible to copy a single file to multiple directories using the cp command ?

I tried the following , which did not work:

cp file1 /foo/ /bar         


        

Answer 1

I like to copy a file into multiple directories as such: cp file1 /foo/; cp file1 /bar/; cp file1 /foo2/; cp file1 /bar2/ And copying a directory into other directories: cp -r dir1/ /foo/; cp -r dir1/ /bar/; cp -r dir1/ /foo2/; cp -r dir1/ /bar2/

I know it's like issuing several commands, but it works well for me when I want to type 1 line and walk away for a while.