copy directories and subdirectories
 

What is the equivalent of xcopy in linux? I can't seem to find it. I have a mysql install folder and suposedly, from what it says, I can just copy it over to /usr/local and it will work, but right now it's under a different folder. I can always make an entire system samba share but I rather not take that security risk. (in case my parants open a virus or something, they're bad for that)

Try the recursive option of cp:

cp -r currentdirectory newirectory

Cheers, M.

Cool thanks! It worked.