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cp -r /opt/lampp/htdocs/codeigniter_2.0.2 /opt/lampp/htdocs/test/

That command is making this: /opt/lampp/htdocs/test/codeigniter_2.0.2 and I need only the content of codeigniter_2.0.2 inside test.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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Try the following:

cp -r /opt/lampp/htdocs/codeigniter_2.0.2/* /opt/lampp/htdocs/test/
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If there are hidden file, it is better to use the syntax cp /from/path/. /to/path – enzotib Aug 12 '11 at 6:10
I have tried using * but some files inside codeigniter_2.0.2 where not copied, only the folders – Gerep Aug 12 '11 at 11:30
@enzotib that dot made the difference =) thanks – Gerep Aug 12 '11 at 11:35
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here's a workaround

cp -r /opt/lampp/htdocs/codeigniter_2.0.2 /opt/lampp/htdocs/temp && mv /opt/lampp/htdocs/temp/codeigniter_2.0.2/* /opt/lampp/htdocs/test/ && rm -r /opt/lampp/htdocs/temp

that's assuming Sergey's answer doesn't work, because if it does it isn't unnecessarily complicated like mine :D

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