> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://omgdebugging.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Copying Folders in Ubuntu the correct way - URL: https://omgdebugging.com/copying-folders-in-ubuntu-the-correct-way/ - Published: 2017-05-11T11:12:50.000Z - Updated: 2018-08-22T08:21:16.000Z - Author: Pranav Jituri - Tags: #Import 2026-09-24 19:01 I had to restore a Wordpress Backup on a test site and I was using simple `cp` command with the `-r` (Recursive) switch. While setting up the blog, I noticed that some of the files are missing from the installation but were there in the source folder from where I was copying the files. I re-ran the command but it was no good. The command which I was running is as below - `cp backup/wp-content destination/wp-content -r -v` The correct way to copy all of the files recursively in a folder and preserve the file attributes, I had to use the below command - `cp backup/wp-content/. destination/wp-content -pfr -v` Notice the additional `/.` after the source directory and the additional switches `-pf` After running the above command, all of the files from the backup got copied successfully. Source -