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how to copy the files of a folder to another folder linux

cp -a /source/. /dest/

#The -a option is an improved recursive option, that preserve all file attributes, and also preserve symlinks.

#The . at end of the source path is a specific cp syntax that allow to copy all files and folders, included hidden ones.

copy file to another directory linux

cp -v file1.txt newfile.txt

Copy File from One Directory to Another in Linux

cp -v my_file.txt my_file2.txt my_file3.txt /new_directory

how to copy one file to multiple directories in linux

$ echo ~/Downloads ~/Documents | xargs -n 1 cp ostechnix.txt