Menu
In the Terminal app on your Mac, use the cp command to make a copy of a file. The -R flag causes cp to copy the folder and its contents. Note that the folder name does not end with a slash, which would change how cp copies the folder.
Copying Directories with cp Command To copy a directory, including all its files and subdirectories, use the -R or -r option. The command above creates the destination directory and recursively copy all files and subdirectories from the source to the destination directory.
Alternatively, right-click the folder, select Show more options and then Copy. In Windows 10 and earlier versions, right-click the folder and select Copy, or click Edit and then Copy. Navigate to the location where you want to place the folder and all its contents.
Type "xcopy", "source", "destination" /t /e in the Command Prompt window. Instead of “ source ,” type the path of the folder hierarchy you want to copy. Instead of “ destination ,” enter the path where you want to store the copied folder structure. Press “Enter” on your keyboard.
Is there something special with that directory or are you really just asking how to copy directories?
Copy recursively via CLI:
cp -R <sourcedir> <destdir>
If you're only seeing the files under the sourcedir being copied (instead of sourcedir as well), that's happening because you kept the trailing slash for sourcedir:
cp -R <sourcedir>/ <destdir>
The above only copies the files and their directories inside of sourcedir. Typically, you want to include the directory you're copying, so drop the trailing slash:
cp -R <sourcedir> <destdir>
tl;dr
cp -R "/src/project 1/App" "/src/project 2"
Explanation:
Using quotes will cater for spaces in the directory names
cp -R "/src/project 1/App" "/src/project 2"
If the App directory is specified in the destination directory:
cp -R "/src/project 1/App" "/src/project 2/App"
and "/src/project 2/App" already exists the result will be "/src/project 2/App/App"
Best not to specify the directory copied in the destination so that the command can be repeated over and over with the expected result.
Inside a bash script:
cp -R "${1}/App" "${2}"
If you love us? You can donate to us via Paypal or buy me a coffee so we can maintain and grow! Thank you!
Donate Us With