You can use the following syntax in Command Prompt (CMD) to copy a directory and its contents:
xcopy source_directory destination_directory /E /I
This example will copy the specified directory and all its contents to the new location.
Note: The /E flag copies all subdirectories, including empty ones, and the /I flag assumes the destination is a directory if it does not exist.
The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.
Example: Copying a Directory in CMD
Suppose that we want to copy a directory named my_app to my_demoApp in the following path:
C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script
We can type the following command to copy the directory:
xcopy C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script\my_app C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script\my_demoApp /E /I
The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:
We can see that the directory my_app and all its contents (scheduler.bat file) have been copied to my_demoApp in C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script.
Conclusion
We can use the xcopy command followed by the path to copy any directory and its contents on the system.
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