Terminal - Copying files from one drive to another

[DeadIntermediate]

I am not sure if I have asked this question before, but I was curious about how would I be able to transfer files or folders / directories from one Hard Drive to another?

I want to be able to do this, because I have VPS and I notice that transferring files via Terminal is much faster than it is GUI.

I have already tried using google to try to search for it, but maybe I am not searching the right keywords for it.

 

[carnageX]

Assuming the drives are already mounted:
command line - How to copy files via terminal? - Ask Ubuntu

 

[iFargle]

either

xcopy /path/to/original /path/to/destination

for windows, or

cp -r /path/to/original /path/to/destination

for *nix

 

[carnageX]

either

xcopy /path/to/original /path/to/destination

for windows, or

cp -r /path/to/original /path/to/destination

for *nix

Since it's posted in the *nix board, I assumed it was for *nix .

 

[iFargle]

Didn't read that..
@OP, I'm decent at *nix command line so if you need any help just post here and I should reply in a decent amount of time

ALSO, cp may not be your best bet depending on how many files are being transferred. Read this for more info:

My experience with using cp to copy a lot of files (432 millions, 39 TB)