how to copy multiple files from a source folder to a destination folder

Hi, I was looking for how to copy multiple files from a source folder to a destination folder (subfolder) without looping through file names. Wild card copies unnecessary files. eg if a folder contains "cat.txt,mat.text, dog.txt,pmpo.txt" ... how to copy cat.txt and mat.txt to another folder(subfolder without using a loop.

thanks in advance

Answer 1

[Thorsten]

On Unix/Linux/MacOS, to copy all files that have a single character followed by at.txt, you can use

system('cp ?at.txt newfolder')

or, to copy only cat.txt and mat.txt:

system('cp [cm]at.txt newfolder')

Answer 2

[Image Analyst]

You can use one of the code samples in the FAQ: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

Then, inside the for loop, use sprintf() and fullfile() to create the full filenames (folder+base file name + extension) and then use copyfile() to do the copying.