Linux cp command examples In this example copy /home/vivek/letters/ folder and all its files to /usb/backup/ directory:

cp -avr /home/vivek/letters /usb/backup

Where,

-a : Preserve the specified attributes such as directory an file mode, ownership, timestamps, if possible additional attributes: context, links, xattr, all. -v : Verbose output. -r : Copy directories recursively.