copy random files overwrite or rename

[sohlinux]

I want to copy 1000 random files from a folder and sub folders with many 1000s of files but some of the files have the same name and it prompts me to overwrite but how can I let it over write automatically or rename the file if the file has the same name?

I am using the following

cp $(find . -iname "test*.ext" -print | shuf -n 100) /home/user/rand

thanks

[Keith_Helms]

To overwrite a duplicate filename

cp -f $(find . -iname "test*.ext" -print | shuf -n 100) /home/user/rand

To rename a duplicate filename

cp --backup=numbered $(find . -iname "test*.ext" -print | shuf -n 100) /home/user/rand

[steeldriver]

For whitespace safety, I can't help feeling you should be using something more like

find . -iname "test*.ext" -print0 | shuf -zn 100 | xargs -0 cp -t /home/user/rand

(adding either the `-f` or `--backup=numbered` option as described by Keith_Helms)

[colmax]

Some graphic file managers will ask if you want to over-write all or one instance
Cheers

[sohlinux]

thanks for the answers. they work fine