command to copy a directory
 

Hi Guys,

I was trying to copy a directory from one place to the other one (local HD) but the cp command doesn't allow me to copy the entire directory. I was able to copy files from there but no directories.
Thanks

cp -r will copy recursively

Thanks! the problem wasn't the command I was typing, it was the directory name (upper case/spaces and numbers) Thanks again!

use tab

lets say the directory is in /root with name "gappu pad"
type

cp -r /root/gap<press tab here> target

for spaces in names i usually put them "into brackets".

directory you want to copy is abc/ target is xyz/

cp -r abc/ xyz/

or if u want to copy a entire directory content then go in the directroy liks

cd qwe/

cp -r * xyz/

directories with spaces "should" have a \ before the space for example


and this is what the direcotry layout looks like