copy file in linux command line code example

Example 1: copy all files from a folder to another ubuntu

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

Example 2: cp multiple files

cp file1 file2 file3 /home/usr/destination/

Example 3: 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