To copy directories in Unix-like operating systems, you need to use the cp command with the -r (recursive) option. This allows you to copy the directory and all its contents. Here's how to do it:
Copying a Directory
cp -r source_directory/ destination_directory/source_directory/: This is the directory you want to copy.destination_directory/: This is the target directory where you want to copy the source directory.
Example
To copy a directory named my_folder to a new directory called my_folder_backup, you would use:
cp -r my_folder/ my_folder_backup/This command will create a copy of my_folder and all its contents in my_folder_backup.
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