How to copy Entire Directory in Linux
Command is simple, here i provide two samples to show how to copy entire directory in linux.
cp -r sourcedir targetdir
for instance,
1) Copy anything from current directory to /usr/local/download
cp -r * /usr/local/download
2) Copy whole directory (include content) /usr/local/fromdownload to target /usr/local/download
cp -r /usr/local/fromdownload /usr/local/download
How to copy all the subdirectory and files to another directory. NOTE:- the directory should not copy itself only its subdirectory should be copied to another directory.
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