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#directory

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Copy a directory with its contents

$cp -a -- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/mytheme /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/wp-content/themes/mytheme-copy
cautionFilesystem

Create a directory including parent folders

$mkdir -p -- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/private/backups/2026
cautionFilesystem

Create or repoint a symbolic link

$ln -sfn -- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/releases/2026-10-10 /var/www/vhosts/example.com/current
cautionFilesystem

Delete a directory with all its contents

$rm -rI -- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/old
destructiveFilesystem

List directory contents with permissions and sizes

$ls -lAh --group-directories-first -- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs
harmlessFilesystem

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