This short tutorial teaches the easiest way on How to Copy a Directory in Linux – more specifically using the command line.
How to Copy a Directory in Linux Using the Terminal
First and foremost, most of the time something is copied on Unix using the command line, it is a single file that has a pretty straight-forward syntax:
$ cp <source_file> <destination_folder/>
Next, when copying a directory it is also simple, all you need to do is to add the recursive flag (-R) as shown below:
$ cp -R <source_folder> <destination_folder/>
Last but not least, in case more than a directory is desired to be copied you can use the following syntax:
$ cp -R <source_folder_1> <source_folder_2> ... <source_folder_N> <destination_folder/>
Obviously, the same tutorial can be used in any Unix based shell; it could be on your Linux based machine, MacOS, or even Microsoft Windows.
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