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Asked: May 25, 20262026-05-25T15:27:14+00:00 2026-05-25T15:27:14+00:00

In linux or freebsd, Is there a way to copy all files under a

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In linux or freebsd, Is there a way to copy all files under a folder and its subfolders as symbolic link ? I need to copy thousands of files into different locations as symbolic links and only have 2-3 configuration files as the actual file. The reason I’m doing this is, I have dozen of websites with with exactly the same engine code, but different configuration and look. I want to copy the engine as symbolic link so every change I make to original files will be applied to other websites as well.
I can’t make symbolic link to the engine folder itself, because the configuration file is under that folder, and I can’t copy files one by one ! cause obviously it’s not practical.
Any suggestion ?

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    2026-05-25T15:27:14+00:00Added an answer on May 25, 2026 at 3:27 pm

    The command you are looking for is cp -rs /path/to/source dest.

    Note that you need to provide full path to the source directory so that it can make absolute symlinks.

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