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How do I copy folder with files to another folder in Unix/Linux?

I am having some issues to copy a folder with files in that folder into another folder. Command cp -r …

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How to force cp to overwrite without confirmation

I'm trying to use the cp command and force an overwrite. I have tried cp -rf /foo/* /bar, but I …

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How to have the cp command create any necessary folders for copying a file to a destination

When copying a file using cp to a folder that may or may not exist, how do I get cp …

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How to use 'cp' command to exclude a specific directory?

I want to copy all files in a directory except some files in a specific sub-directory. I have noticed that …

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Linux: copy and create destination dir if it does not exist

I want a command (or probably an option to cp) that creates the destination directory if it does not exist. …

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Linux how to copy but not overwrite?

I want to cp a directory but I do not want to overwrite any existing files even it they are …

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Copy files from one directory into an existing directory

In bash I need to do this: take all files in a directory copy them into an existing directory How …

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CentOS: Copy directory to another directory

I'm working with a CentOS server. I have a folder named test located in /home/server/folder/test. I need …

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Copy all files with a certain extension from all subdirectories

Under unix, I want to copy all files with a certain extension (all excel files) from all subdirectories to another …

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How to move or copy files listed by 'find' command in unix?

I have a list of certain files that I see using the command below, but how can I copy those …

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