Dec 11, 2011 · You can copy the contents of a folder /source to another existing folder /dest with the command: cp -a /source/. /dest/ The -a option is an improved recursive option, that …

Nov 3, 2016 · 139 I'm new to the Linux command line and am trying to get to grips with the copy command at the moment. Can anyone please tell me if it's possible to copy a directory with its …

Nov 17, 2011 · I want to copy a directory from one place to another folder. sudo cp is the command, but after that what should I type? The destination or source first?

Feb 24, 2015 · 228 I have a large folder of pictures (thousands), and I have a long list of files, by exact file name, that I need to copy to another folder. I want to know if there is a way I can …

16 I want to cp a file to another directory but that directory doesn't exist yet. So I would do: mkdir /new_place cp the_file /new_place Can I do this in one? I imagine something like cp the_file …

Feb 2, 2022 · How can I copy files or directories from one user to another user on the same machine via the commandline? Suppose there is a file test.txt in the home directory of USER1.

Oct 11, 2016 · How to copy a file in current directory? e.g. I have a file at /abc/xyz and I am in the current directory mno -- I want to copy a file from /abc/xyz/file.txt into mno.

Jul 24, 2016 · Recursively copy files from one directory to another Ask Question Asked 9 years, 5 months ago Modified 4 years, 6 months ago

Nov 28, 2019 · This command will copy your file, and it will print the current directory and go to the parent folder. If you want to access the grandparent folder, you just need to add one more …

Oct 19, 2018 · There is certainly a point of doing so for backup and restore purposes, of if you want to transfer a whole hierarchy to another file system without loosing that info. And by the …