{"id":4187,"date":"2024-03-13T08:03:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T08:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-multiple-files-at-once-in-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T04:29:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T04:29:45","slug":"how-to-copy-multiple-files-at-once-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-multiple-files-at-once-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Copy Multiple Files in Linux: Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Linux systems, the &#8216;cp&#8217; command can be used to copy multiple files at once. For example, to copy multiple files to another directory, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>cp file1 file2 file3 destination_directory\/\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This will copy file1, file2, and file3 to the destination_directory directory. 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