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Copy a directory into another directory

We have to use -r or -R option with cp to copy directories. Remember, the directory gets copied along with it's sub-directories.

  1. Create a directory "src"

    mkdir src

  2. Create a file in "src"

    touch src/myfile.txt

  3. Create a directory "proj"

    mkdir proj

  4. Copy the src into "proj"

    cp -r src proj
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