copy files to different directory about grunt-contrib-copy HOT 20 CLOSED

Try this:

copy: {
  html: {
    expand: true,
    cwd: 'src/html/',
    src: '*',
    dest: 'build/html/'
  }
}

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Please post the contents of your Gruntfile.

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Gruntfile.js

module.exports = function(grunt) {
  // Project configuration.
  grunt.initConfig({
      // Metadata.
      pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
    copy: {
      main: {
        files: {
          //src: ["src/html/*.html"], dest: "build/html/", filter: "isFile"
          //"build/html/": ["src/html/*"]
          //src: ['src/html/*'], dest: 'build/html/', filter: 'isFile' // includes files in path
          //src: ['src/html/**'], dest: 'build/html/' // includes files in path and its subdirs
          expand: true, cwd: 'src/html/', src: ['*'], dest: 'build/html/' // makes all src relative to cwd
        }
      },
    watch: {
      html: {
        files: ["src/html/*.html"],
        tasks: ['copy']
      }
    }
  });

  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-copy');
  grunt.registerTask("watch--",["watch"]);
};

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I'm having the same problem. I stripped down my Gruntfile to only show the relevant pieces.

module.exports = function(grunt) {

// Project configuration.
grunt.initConfig({

    copy: {
        the-thing: {
            files: [
                {
                    src:"../other-project/release/other-project/**",
                    dest:"main-project/lib/plugins/other-project/"
                }
            ]    
        }
    },
});


grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-copy');

// Default task.
grunt.registerTask('default', ['copy:the-thing']);

};

// The result is a folder structure like this: main-project/lib/plugins/other-project/release/other-project.
// The desired result is: main-project/lib/plugins/other-project.

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@bobspace you need to define a cwd, please see:
http://gruntjs.com/configuring-tasks#building-the-files-object-dynamically

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@niusaul I'm sorry, I don't quite understand the question. Can you please rephrase, or post an example tree listing of what you're trying to get from and to?

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Should the working directory be the source, or destination directory?

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cwd should be the source path. anything not included in the cwd will be included in the destination files. try running grunt with --verbose to see what you're expanding to if you are confused.

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I want to copy all the files from "src/html/" to "build/html/".

The my-project structure is: "my-project/src/html/some-files.html".

The desired result is: "my-project/build/html/some-files.html"

With options "expand: true, cwd: 'src/html/', src: ['*'], dest: 'build/html/", the undesired result is "my-project/build/html/src/html/some-files.html".

I've also tried all the other options, but still can't get the desired result.

Hope this is clearer.

Thx

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The configuration you've defined there should work fine. Could you please post the console log from running this task with --verbose please?

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here a new simplified Gruntfile.js, but there's an error that I am trying debugging...

module.exports = function(grunt) {
// Project configuration.
grunt.initConfig({
// Metadata.
pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
copy: {
target: {
options: {
cwd: "src/html/"
},
files: {
"build/html/": ["*.html"]
}
}
}
});

grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-copy');

grunt.registerTask("copy--",["copy"]);

};

error running grunt copy --verbose:

MacPro:template Chinh$ grunt copy --verbose
Initializing
Command-line options: --verbose

Reading "Gruntfile.js" Gruntfile...OK

Registering Gruntfile tasks.
Reading package.json...OK
Parsing package.json...OK
Initializing config...OK

Registering "grunt-contrib-copy" local Npm module tasks.
Reading /Users/Chinh/Google Drive/DEV/template/node_modules/grunt-contrib-copy/package.json...OK
Parsing /Users/Chinh/Google Drive/DEV/template/node_modules/grunt-contrib-copy/package.json...OK
Loading "copy.js" tasks...OK

• copy
  Loading "Gruntfile.js" tasks...OK
• copy--

Running tasks: copy

Running "copy" task

Running "copy:target" (copy) task
Verifying property copy.target exists in config...OK
Files: [no src] -> build/html/
Options: processContent=false, processContentExclude=[], cwd="src/html/"

Done, without errors.

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pls see previous updated comment, no error with different issue "Files: [no src] -> build/html/"

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with the last config above,
if set to "build/html/": [""], I get all the files/dirs of the root
if set to "build/html/": ["*"], I get all the files/dirs/subdirs/subfiles of the root (everything from the root)

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You're the man!

Thank you very much

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:)

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Just had the same issue but @tkellen solution worked for me also. thanks!

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Just a thought...
I often find linking files is an easier method than copying.
Its also much faster than copying files.

Have a look at grunt-shell...

shell: {
link: {
options: {
stdout: true
},
command: 'ln -sF ../vendor ./source/vendor; '
}
}

With this approach I only ever have one real copy of my vendor files.

It is a platform specific option though... works for me on Mac and Debian.
I haven't seen any other down side so far...

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@henrypenny check out grunt-contrib-symlink

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@simshanith even better. :)

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@tkellen very helpful, thank you!

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