I want to copy the contents of an unzipped folder, wordpress/, to another existing folder.
I tried
cp -R wordpress/*.* /my/folder
but the sub-folders in wordpress/ didn't get copied over.
Why not?
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2 Answers
try
cp -r wordpress/* /my/folder
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This is weird. I just tested ur command line. It also works. According to the manpages, -r Copy file hierarchies and the treatment of special files is implementation-defined. While -R is more versatile. pwet.fr/man/linux/commandes/posix/cp– wliaoCommented Nov 27, 2010 at 3:24
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6MORE PERTINENTLY: There's a different ARGUMENT being provided; wordpress/*.* is NOT the same as wordpress/* - subfolders didn't get copied with . because the folder names do not include the character "." in them.– pbrCommented Nov 27, 2010 at 5:57
If you have hidden files/directories then you'll need to run the following from inside the source directory
tar pcf - .| (cd /path/to/destination; tar pxf -)
that will copy all files and folders including ones starting with a . (dot).
If you don't have hidden files/directories that need to be copied then wliao's answer will do.
(edited for clarity)
