cp -R command

cp -R command in Linux/Unix.

cp -R command is used for recursive copy of all files and directories in source directory tree.

Syntax

$ cp -R srcdir destdir

Example

With verbose (-v):

$ cp -Rv dev bak
`'dev/main.c`' -> `'bak/dev/main.c`'
`'dev/test.c`' -> `'bak/dev/test.c`'
$