cp -a somedir/ wheresomedirshouldgo/ -a "archive" means Recursive create links preserve times, ownership
On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 8:28 AM Gottfried <gottfr...@posteo.de> wrote: > > Hi, > > I mean to copy everything, all directories and files including all > sub-directories (which are 40 directories and 40 files) on the external > harddrive /SD-Card to an other external hard drive > > > If you mean copying multiple directories, just do: > >> > >> sudo cp DIRECTORY-1 DIRECTORY-2 DIRECTORY-3 HARDDRIVE-DIRECTORY > > > I don’t want to write every of the 40 directories and of the 40 files by > hand but think > there is a command to copy all at once. > > I was looking on the internet for this, > but didn’t find any command. > > > Commands aren't as scary as they seem from afar. I'd highly recommend > >> you take the time to learn about them :) > > I have a book about Terminal commands, > but there I couldn’t find what I need. > > > Kind regards > > Gottfried > > > > Am 12.04.23 um 16:41 schrieb (: > > Hi, > > > > Gottfried <gottfr...@posteo.de> writes: > >> [[PGP Signed Part:Undecided]] > >> Hi, > >> > >> I have constantly problems to copy something to my external harddrive, > >> because > >> it needs root rights. > >> I can do it only in the commandline, which gives me a lot of trouble, e.g. > >> when > >> I want to copy all directories at once. > >> I don’t know the command for it. > > > > What do you mean, specifically, by "copying all directories at once"? > > If you mean copying everything in a specific directory, you could try: > > > > sudo cp ORIGINAL-DIRECTORY/* HARDDRIVE-DIRECTORY > > > > This command uses a /wildcard/, *, which expands the word > > 'ORIGINAL-DIRECTORY' to multiple words, one for each member of > > 'ORIGINAL-DIRECTORY'. > > > > If you mean copying multiple directories, just do: > > > > sudo cp DIRECTORY-1 DIRECTORY-2 DIRECTORY-3 HARDDRIVE-DIRECTORY > > > > Commands aren't as scary as they seem from afar. I'd highly recommend > > you take the time to learn about them :) > > -- > > >
