How to Copy and Overwrite Existing Files and Directory in Linux

by asep on February 3, 2013

Here is the command how to be able to copy a fil or directory and replace the destination if already existing.

i’m using “Bash”

cp -fR /source/src_directory /destination/dest_directory

1	cp -fR /source/src_directory /destination/dest_directory

e.g: cp -fR /home/test1/* /home/test2/

1	e.g: cp -fR /home/test1/* /home/test2/

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Jack April 9, 2013, 3:12 pm

Well, thanks for sharing the command. Now I know to copy a fil or directory and replace the destination if already existing.

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