file_cp.rb

require "fileutils"

files = %w(
    file1.txt
    file2.txt
)

src_root = '/path/to/src/'
dest_root = '/path/to/dest/'

files.uniq.each do | file |
  src  = src_root + file
  dest = dest_root + file
  FileUtils.mkdir_p(File::dirname(dest)) unless FileTest.exist?(File::dirname(dest))
  FileUtils.cp( src, dest )
  puts "successfully copied from `#{src}` to `#{dest}`"
end