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+[#]: subject: "Linux Terminal Basics #7: Copy Files and Directories in Linux"
+[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/copy-files-directory-linux/"
+[#]: author: "Sagar Sharma https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/"
+[#]: collector: "lkxed"
+[#]: translator: " "
+[#]: reviewer: " "
+[#]: publisher: " "
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+
+Linux Terminal Basics #7: Copy Files and Directories in Linux
+======
+
+![][1]
+
+Copying files is one of the most basic yet crucial tasks you will be doing regularly.
+
+Linux has a dedicated cp command for copying both files and directories (folders).
+
+In this part of the Terminal Basics series, you'll learn to copy files and folders in the terminal.
+
+> 📋 Just to recall, here's what you have learned so far in this Terminal Basics series:
+> - [Change directories][2]
+> - [Make new directories][3]
+> - [List directory contents][4]
+> - [Create files][5]
+> - [Reading files][6]
+> - [Removing files and directories][7]
+
+Let's go on with the seventh chapter in the series.
+
+### Copying files in Linux command line
+
+Let me show you a few examples of copying files.
+
+#### Copy a file to another directory
+
+To copy one file to another directory, all you have to do is follow the given command syntax:
+
+```
+cp Source_file Destination_directory
+```
+
+For example, here, I have copied a file named `Hello.txt` to the directory named `Tux`:
+
+![copy file to another directory in linux command line][8]
+
+And as you can see, the file has successfully been copied to the Tux directory.
+
+#### Copy the file but rename it
+
+You can choose to rename the file while copying it. Just give a different name to the 'target file'.
+
+```
+cp Source_file Renamed_file
+```
+
+For reference, here, I have copied a file named `Hello.txt` to the same directory by renaming it to `Renamed_Hello.txt`:
+
+![rename a file while copying in a same directory in linux terminal][9]
+
+Why would you do that? Say, you have to edit a config file. A good practice is to make a backup of the config file in the same location before editing it. This way, you can revert to the old configuration if things don't go as planned.
+
+#### Copy multiple files to another location
+
+To copy multiple files to another directory, execute the command in the following fashion:
+
+```
+cp File1 File2 File3 FileN Target_directory
+```
+
+Here, I copy multiple files to a new location.
+
+![copy multiple files using the cp command in linux][10]
+
+> 📋 When you are copying multiple files, renaming them would not be possible with just the cp command.
+
+#### Deal with duplicate files while copying
+
+By default, the cp command will override the file if a file with the same name exists in the target directory.
+
+To avoid overriding, you can use the `-n` option with the cp command, and it won't override the existing files:
+
+```
+cp -n Source_File Destination_directory
+```
+
+For example, here, I have tried to copy two files that were already there in my targeted directory and used `-v` option to showcase what is being done by the command:
+
+```
+cp -n -v itsFOSS.txt LHB.txt LU.txt ~/Tux
+```
+
+![how not to override files while copying in linux using the cp command][11]
+
+#### Interactively copy files
+
+But what about when you want to override some files, whereas some should be kept intact?
+
+Well, you can use the cp command in the interactive mode using the `-i` option, and it will ask you each time whether the file should be overridden or not:
+
+```
+cp -i Source_file Destination_directory
+```
+
+![how to use cp command in interactive mode][12]
+
+> 🖥️ Practice all the above-discussed examples yourself. You already know about creating files and folders so recreate everything.
+
+### Copy directories in Linux command line
+
+There is mkdir command to make new directories, rmdir to remove (empty) directories. But there is no cpdir command for copying directories.
+
+You'll have to use the same cp command but with the recursive option `-r` to copy a directory with all its content to another location:
+
+```
+cp -r Source_dir Target_dir
+```
+
+For example, here, I have copied a directory named `IF` to `LHB`:
+
+![how to copy a directory in linux command line][13]
+
+But it copied the entire directory 🤨
+
+So, what do you do when you only want to copy the directory's contents, not the directory itself?
+
+Here's what you can do:
+
+#### Copy only the contents of a directory (not the directory)
+
+To copy only the contents of the directory, not the directory itself, you append `/.` at the end of the source directory's name:
+
+```
+cp -r Source_directory/. Destination_directory
+```
+
+Here, I want to copy the contents of a directory named `IF` which contains the following three files:
+
+![check the file contents of directory using the tree command][14]
+
+And I will execute the following command to copy the file contents of the `IF` directory to `LHB`:
+
+```
+cp -r IF/. LHB
+```
+
+![copy the file contents of directory not a directory itself in linux command line][15]
+
+You can also use Source_directory/* here.
+
+#### Copy multiple directories
+
+To copy multiple directories, you will have to execute the command in the following way:
+
+```
+cp -r Dir1 Dir2 Dir3 DirN Destiniation_directory
+```
+
+For example, here, I have copied two directories named `IF` and `LU` to the `LHB`:
+
+```
+cp -r IF LU ~/LHB
+```
+
+![copy multiple directories using the cp command in linux command line][16]
+
+You can do the same when you want to copy files from multiple directories but not the directory itself:
+
+```
+cp -r Dir1/. Dir2/. Dir3/. DirN/. Destination_directory
+```
+
+![copy files from multiple directories but not directories their self using the cp command][17]
+
+> 🖥️ You can also rename the directories the same way you renamed files. 
+
+### Test your knowledge
+
+Now, let's see how much you remember the lessons learned so far.
+
+- Create a directory called copy_practice
+- Copy the file /etc/services to this newly created folder
+- Create a folder named secrets under this directory and copy files /etc/passwd and /etc/services in it
+- Copy the services file in copy_practice to the secrets folder but don't overwrite it
+- Copy the secrets folder to your home directory
+- Delete the secrets and copy_practice directories
+
+That would give you some practice.
+
+It's going well so far. You have learned quite a few things. In the next chapter, you'll see about moving files and folders with mv command.
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+via: https://itsfoss.com/copy-files-directory-linux/
+
+作者：[Sagar Sharma][a]
+选题：[lkxed][b]
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+
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+
+[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/sagar/
+[b]: https://github.com/lkxed/
+[1]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/03/linux-mega-packt.webp
+[2]: https://itsfoss.com/change-directories/
+[3]: https://itsfoss.com/make-directories/
+[4]: https://itsfoss.com/list-directory-content/
+[5]: https://itsfoss.com/create-files/
+[6]: https://itsfoss.com/view-file-contents/
+[7]: https://itsfoss.com/delete-files-folders-linux/
+[8]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/copy-file-to-another-directory-in-linux-command-line.png
+[9]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/rename-a-file-while-copying-in-a-same-directory-in-linux-terminal.png
+[10]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/copy-multiple-files-using-the-cp-command-in-linux.png
+[11]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/how-not-to-override-files-while-copying-in-linux-using-the-cp-command.png
+[12]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/how-to-use-cp-command-in-interactive-mode.png
+[13]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/how-to-copy-a-directory-in-linux-command-line.png
+[14]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/check-the-file-contents-of-directory-using-the-tree-command.png
+[15]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/copy-the-file-contents-of-directory-not-a-directory-itself-in-linux-command-line.png
+[16]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/copy-multiple-directories-using-the-cp-command-in-linux-command-line.png
+[17]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/02/copy-files-from-multiple-directories-but-not-directories-their-self-using-the-cp-command.png