How can I copy entire directories and exclude specific files in Unix

Question

I have a Unix batch script that copies the contents of one directory (call it dir A) to another (call it dir B).

Here is the copy statement I have currently.

cp -urL /path/to/dir/A /path/to/dir/B

However, this statement copies over hidden files.

How can I exclude any and all hidden files from being copied over?

Answer 1

Put star (*) in to copy but ignore hidden files

cp -urL -r /path/to/dir/A/* /path/to/dir/B