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 preserves all file …

Nov 3, 2016 · 138 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?

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 -m …

Use the cp command to copy a file, the syntax goes cp sourcefile destinationfile. Use the mv command to move the file, basically cut and paste it somewhere else.

Feb 24, 2015 · 227 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 select several …

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.

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.

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

Aug 27, 2014 · Another way to achieve a copy to multiple locations is the following command : find dir1 dir2 -exec cp file.txt {} \; If dir1 or dir2 have sub-directories that you don't want the file copied into, …