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Dec
23rdUbuntu Terminal: “cp: omitting directory” Copy Error
When attempting to copy a non-empty directory in Ubuntu using the cp command, you will be presented with the following error message: cp: omitting directory mydirectory
To force the copy cp command to handle the non-empty directory correctly, you need to force the recursive switch using -R
So you should be entering:
cp -R mydirectory targetdirectory
And now you know.
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