Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.

If you need to share or transfer files between Linux machines, you have plenty of options. Here are some you might not have considered.

You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts.

Jack Wallen continues his Linux 101 series, with an introduction on how to copy files and directories from the command line.