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Copy a Directory and Its Contents ( cp -r ) Similarly, you can copy an entire directory to another directory using cp -r followed by the directory name that you want to copy and the name of the directory to where you want to copy the directory (e.g. cp -r directory-name-1 directory-name-2 ).
Use the -r Flag to Copy Files Recursively in Linux The -r or -R flag allows you to copy directories and their contents recursively. Type the directory name you want to copy after the cp -r command and the destination directory. We can also use the -a flag.
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.
To copy a single file or multiple files recursively with the Windows command prompt, use the xcopy command.
cp -r ./SourceFolder ./DestFolder
code for a simple copy.
cp -r ./SourceFolder ./DestFolder
code for a copy with success result
cp -rv ./SourceFolder ./DestFolder
code for Forcefully if source contains any readonly file it will also copy
cp -rf ./SourceFolder ./DestFolder
for details help
cp --help
You might find it handy to keep your attributes set
cp -arf ./SourceFolder ./DestFolder
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