Linux: cp all files and subdirectories from one folder to another folder

You can copy the content of a folder /source to another existing folder /dest with the command

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.

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Thanks to Enzotib

Source:

http://www.techpository.com/linux-cp-all-files-and-subdirectories-from-one-folder-to-another-folder/