How to copy files using the command line

Submitted by Benjamin Melançon on September 26, 2007 - 6:33pm

Copying files or directories with the GNU-Linux command line.

When you're copying something with cp you list the file (or directory) you are copying first and the file (or directory) you are creating second.

cp -r existing_directory new_copy_of_existing_directory

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