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> <destination_folder>
copy folder linux command line
cp -R source_dir destination_dir
copy folder in ubuntu
cp -r /path/to/directory /path/to/location/new-name
linux copy folder with files
cp -R path_to_source path_to_destination/