> #cd covide-6.1 > #cp -R *.* /var/covide_files/covide cp -a covide-6.1 /var/covide_files mv /var/covide_files/covide-6.1 /var/covide_files/covide not exactly what you're asking, but the pragmatic answer. You could also create a link in the second step instead ln -s /var/covide_files/covide-6.1 /var/covide_files/covide Joe