Reference number: CH000838
How to copy a directory / folder.
Question:
How to copy a directory / folder.
Answer:
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and 2003
users
MS-DOS users
Linux / Unix users
Microsoft Windows 95,
98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003
To copy a folder in Windows follow the below steps. When
copying a folder in Microsoft Windows everything in the folder
including all files and
subdirectories will be
copied.
- Locate and highlight
the folder you wish to copy.
- Right-click the folder and click Copy or click Edit and then
Copy.
- Move to the location you wish to place the folder and all
its contents and click Edit and then Paste or right-click and
then click Paste.
MS-DOS users
To copy a directory in MS-DOS you will need to use the
MS-DOS xcopy command. Below is
a basic example with each of the steps to do this in MS-DOS. If you
need additional information about the xcopy command or additional
examples see the above xcopy command page.
1. Move to the directory you wish to copy the directories and
subdirectories to. In the below example we will be moving to the
temp2 directory using the cd command.
cd\temp2
2. Once in the directory use the xcopy command to copy another
directories subdirectories and contents. In the below example we're
copying the temp3 contents into the temp2 directory. Keep in mind
that this will not copy the actual directory "temp2" just the files
and directories in that directory.
xcopy c:\temp3 /e
Once the above steps have been completed everything should be
copied into the temp2 folder.
Linux / Unix users
To copy a directory with all subdirectories and files use the
Linux / Unix cp command. Below is an
example command of how you would use the cp command to copy files.
Additional information about this command and other examples can
also be found in the above cp link.
cp -r /home/hope/files/* /home/hope/backup
In the above example the cp command would copy all files,
directories, and subdirectories in the /home/hope/files directory
to the /home/hope/backup directory.
Additional information:
- See our directory and/or
folder dictionary definitions
for additional information about each of these terms.
- See document CH000766 for additional
information about copying files.
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