N
cp -R source_dir destination_dir
#example
cp -R /etc /etc_backup
N
cp -R source_dir destination_dir
N
cp -R path_to_source path_to_destination/
N
$ cp -R <source_folder>/* <destination_folder>
N
cp -r <DIRECTORYPATH> <WHEREYOUWANTTOCOPYTO>
#for example
cp -r /home/thor/asia/india/bangalore /home/thor/