Copy .git folder terminal with copy all

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I'm trying to use cp to copy all files from sub-folder to current folder in zsh on osx. I basically want to have the problem these people are trying to get around:

I want the opposite. When I copy files, my .git folder is NOT being copied along with the rest of the files.

I've tried the following to no avail:

cp -RLv fetch/* ./
cp -RL fetch/* ./
cp -Rv fetch/* ./
cp -R fetch/* ./
cp -rv fetch/* ./
cp -r fetch/* ./
cp fetch/* ./

Is this possible? I'm okay with using mv too if I have to.

https://superuser.com/q/61611/219423 – 1615903 Mar 17 '17 at 08:17 — 1615903, Mar 17 '17 at 08:17

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '17 at 08:15

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The correct command is cp -r fetch/. ./

Asterisk (*) doesn't work because it is extended by the shell, and by default it doesn't include dotfiles/directories.

answered Mar 17 '17 at 08:15

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 17 '17 at 01:52

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try this?

cp -a fetch fetch-copy

answered Mar 17 '17 at 01:52

fun

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 05 '20 at 13:13

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On a Linux system:

cp -rT fetch .

I believe on BSD this would work:

cp -R fetch/ .

answered Aug 05 '20 at 13:13

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Copy .git folder terminal with copy all

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