how to copy files in linux code example
Example 1: linux delete appledouble ds_store files
find . -name ".DS_Store" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
find . -name ".apdisk" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
find . -name ".AppleDouble" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
find . -name ".AppleDB" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
find . -name "afpd.core" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
find . -name ".TemporaryItems" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
find . -name "__MACOSX" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
find . -name "._*" -exec rm -Rf {} \;
Example 2: copy all files from a folder to another ubuntu
cp -a ./source/. ./dest/
Example 3: linux copy
# Linux - Bash
# syntax:
# cp [option(s)] <source-filepath> <destination-filepath>
# example-1 (fundamental - no options):
cp "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts.txt" "C:\Users\hosts.txt"
# example-2 (fundamental - with options):
cp -nR "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc" "C:\Users"
# + ------ + ------------------------------------------------------- +
# | OPTION | DESCRIPTION |
# + ------ + ------------------------------------------------------- +
# | -a | archive files |
# | -f | force copy by removing the destination file if needed |
# | -i | interactive - ask before overwrite |
# | -l | link files instead of copy |
# | -L | follow symbolic links |
# | -n | no file overwrite |
# | -R | recursive copy (including hidden files) |
# + ------ + ------------------------------------------------------- +
Example 4: shell copy
cp text.txt Documentos/
#copy arquivo text.txt to directory Document/
Example 5: how to delete files in linux
rm <file> .. rm -r <file> .. r stands for recursive
Example 6: copy file in linux command line
cp [OPTION] Source Destination
cp [OPTION] Source Directory
cp [OPTION] Source-1 Source-2 Source-3 Source-n Directory