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Recursively Copy or Backup with Rsync | What is a good way to recursively copy contents of directory (including hidden files) to another directory? A simple rsync command is excellent for this! The command is simply: $ rsync -a /source /destination For example, I am backing up my entire home directory to another disk like so: $ rsync -a /home/stmiller /media/linuxbkup/bkup I