copy recursive ubuntu code example

Example 1: copy folders linux

cp -R source_dir destination_dir
#example
cp -R /etc /etc_backup

Example 2: copy all files from a folder to another ubuntu

cp -a ./source/. ./dest/

Example 3: copy directory command in linux

$ cp -R <source_folder_1> <source_folder_2> ... <source_folder_n>  <destination_folder>