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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# $Header: findcp,v 2.0 88/06/05 00:16:47 root Exp $
+
+# This is a wrapper around the find command that pretends find has a switch
+# of the form -cp host:destination.  It presumes your find implements -ls.
+# It uses tar to do the actual copy.  If your tar knows about the I switch
+# you may prefer to use findtar, since this one has to do the tar in batches.
+
+sub copy {
+    `tar cf - $list | rsh $desthost cd $destdir '&&' tar xBpf -`;
+}
+
+$sourcedir = $ARGV[0];
+if ($sourcedir =~ /^\//) {
+    $ARGV[0] = '.';
+    unless (chdir($sourcedir)) { die "Can't find directory: $sourcedir"; }
+}
+
+$args = join(' ',@ARGV);
+if ($args =~ s/-cp *([^ ]+)/-ls/) {
+    $dest = $1;
+    if ($dest =~ /(.*):(.*)/) {
+	$desthost = $1;
+	$destdir = $2;
+    }
+    else {
+	die "Malformed destination--should be host:directory";
+    }
+}
+else {
+    die("No destination specified");
+}
+
+open(find,"find $args |") || die "Can't run find for you.";
+
+while (<find>) {
+    @x = split(' ');
+    if ($x[2] =~ /^d/) { next;}
+    chop($filename = $x[10]);
+    if (length($list) > 5000) {
+	do copy();
+	$list = '';
+    }
+    else {
+	$list .= ' ';
+    }
+    $list .= $filename;
+}
+
+if ($list) {
+    do copy();
+}