Pass wildcard array to cp

Question

I need help with passing a wild card array to cp, I know it can be done but cant figure it out,

ive got 3 files all start with the word somefile but have 3 different extensions

• somefile.conf
• somefile.dat
• somefile.py

there in a folder with a bunch of other files and I just want to copy them to a different location.

I remember is being something like

cp somefile.[py conf dat] /somewhere

but this isn't working

Ive searched the net and can't find it with the keywords i'm using.

Answer 1

Depending on the shell, you could use brace expansion

cp somefile.{py,conf,dat} /somewhere