Copy all files (including hidden) on Linux type OS

May 7, 2022 - Reading time: ~1 minute

In order to copy all files in a directory using the cp command use the -T switch. The man page says:

-T, --no-target-directory
              treat DEST as a normal file

This will copy all files including the (.) dot files to the destination. If the destination doesn't exist, it will be created.