How do I copy directories recursively with gulp?

Question

I am trying to stage a project from a working directory to a server (same machine). Using the following code:

gulp.src([
    \'index.php\',
    \'css/**\',
          


        

Answer 1

If you want to copy the entire contents of a folder recursively into another folder, you can execute the following windows command from gulp:

xcopy /path/to/srcfolder /path/to/destfolder /s /e /y

The /y option at the end is to suppress the overwrite confirmation message.

In Linux, you can execute the following command from gulp:

cp -R /path/to/srcfolder /path/to/destfolder

you can use gulp-exec or gulp-run plugin to execute system commands from gulp.

Related Links:

1. xcopy usage

2. gulp-exec and gulp-run