Copy entire folder in Linux
To copy an entire folder (directory tree) in Linux, use the following method:
mkdir target_directory
cd source_directory
cp -ap . target_directory
Other options:
cp -apv . target_directory
(for verbose results)
\cp -ap . target_directory
(for unix)
More info:
- linuxguide.sourceforge.net
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