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Copy a directory on Unix
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Mar 15, 2026127691 viewsConfidence Score1%
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How can I copy a directory structure, dir1, to dir2, (with all the subdirectories) on Unix using the terminal window?
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= recursive, copies all the sub-directories = force, if an existing destination file cannot be opened, remove it and try again Note You should be careful when using the flag because it will forcefully overwrite anything you copy to. Thank @Nifle for this suggestion. You may want to use the * wildcard to copy all of the files in the directory if you need to.
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