copy file from terminal mac code example

Example 1: mac clone directory duplicate

# Is there something special with that directory or are you really just asking how to copy directories?
# Copy recursively via CLI:

cp -R <sourcedir> <destdir>

Example 2: how to move file in the command line

% mv ~/Downloads/MyFile.txt ~/Documents/Work/MyFile.txt

Example 3: mac copy file to clipboard terminal

$ pbcopy < file.txt