How to Copy Files Recursively in Linux with ‘cp’

You can type this command to copy files recursively in linux, from one folders to another with:

[sourcecode]cp -R /path/to/sources/* /path/destination/[/sourcecode]

but, when one or more files is already exists on the destination, you have to type ‘yes’ answer all the time. So, you can use this simple and yet silly trick:

[sourcecode]yes | cp -aR /path/to/sources/* /path/destination/[/sourcecode]

Try it,