copy folders linux
cp -R source_dir destination_dir
#example
cp -R /etc /etc_backup
copy folder linux
cp -R dir1 dir2
copy directory command in linux
$ cp -R <source_folder_1> <source_folder_2> ... <source_folder_n> <destination_folder>
linux make a copy of a folder in another foldedr
$ scp -r <source_folder> <destination_user>@<destination_host>:<path>
linux copy all directory contents to another directory
rsync -a source/ destination
copy contents of directory to another directory linux
cp -a /source/. /dest/