4.6.3 cp -r

To copy complete directories, use cp -r (the -r option forces recursive copying of all files in all subdirectories). ^[feedback]

paul@debian7:~$ ls
dir42  file42  file42.copy  SinkoDeMayo
paul@debian7:~$ cp -r dir42/ dir33
paul@debian7:~$ ls
dir33  dir42  file42  file42.copy  SinkoDeMayo
paul@debian7:~$ ls dir33/
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