linux - Copy files from one location to another without folder

Question

I have two folder a and b

a has files file1.txt and file2.txt

I want to copy all files from a folder to b.

I am using command:

cp -r a b

but i am getting folder a inside b, all i want it just files file1.txt and file2.txt in folder b not folder a itself.

Answer 1

The first argument(s) to cp are the file(s) to copy. You specified a so that's what it copied. To specify the files inside a, that's a/*

cp a/* b/

(Backslash as directory separator will vaguely work on Windows, but forward slash is absolutely preferable, and portable to saner platforms.)