Ant - Match all files in a directory

Question

I'm trying to copy all the files in a directory using Ant Fileset pattern.

I tried the following,

**/* and **/*.* but neither of them copies entire directory structure.

Is there any thing wrong in my file set pattern?

Answer 1

If you are using fileset with file attribute, it is just for one single file. To copy all the contents of a directory to another, you should use dir attribute:

    <copy todir="${destination_dir}">
        <fileset dir="${source_dir}"/>
    </copy>