linux copy directory with all content code example
Example 1: copy folders linux
cp -R source_dir destination_dir
cp -R /etc /etc_backup
Example 2: copy folder ubuntu
$ cp -r /source_directory /destination_directory
Example 3: copy all files from a folder to another ubuntu
cp -a ./source/. ./dest/
Example 4: copy contents of directory to another directory linux
cp -a /source/. /dest/
Example 5: bash copy directory and all contents
cp -r /path/to/directory /path/to/location/new-name
Example 6: linux copy all directory contents to another directory
rsync -a source/ destination