Copying file to destination: how to preserve directory hierarchy?

[MacUntu]

I have a text file containing a list of files like:

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
/etc/ufw/ufw.conf
/lib/bootchart/gather
/lib/resolvconf/list-records
/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/gd.so
/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/pdo.so

How would I copy them to a target directory while keeping the directory hierarchy intact?

I can't do

for file in list: cp file target

because that would put all files in the target directory.

I also cannot do

for file in list: cp file target/file

because direcotries like /etc or /usr/lib/php5 don't exist.

Any help is appreciated, TIA!

[Arndt]

I have a text file containing a list of files like:

/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
/etc/rsyslog.d/50-default.conf
/etc/ufw/ufw.conf
/lib/bootchart/gather
/lib/resolvconf/list-records
/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/gd.so
/usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs/pdo.so

How would I copy them to a target directory while keeping the directory hierarchy intact?

I can't do

for file in list: cp file target

because that would put all files in the target directory.

I also cannot do

for file in list: cp file target/file

because direcotries like /etc or /usr/lib/php5 don't exist.

Any help is appreciated, TIA!

Perhaps the program 'cpio' can help.

[sisco311]

cp --parents source target

[MacUntu]

Perhaps the program 'cpio' can help.

Thanks, why don't I know about that program? Unfortunately it creates all directories with the user running cpio (while preserving ownership of the files).

cp --parents source target

That's it! Thanks, seems I misinterpreted '--parents'.