<pre><code>mkdir /home/&lt;new_user&gt;
cp -r /etc/skel/. /home/&lt;new_user&gt;
</code></pre>This will copy all files/folder recursively from /etc/skel in to the already existing folder created on the first line.

```
mkdir /home/<new_user>
cp -r /etc/skel/. /home/<new_user>
``` 

This will copy all files/folder recursively from /etc/skel in to the already existing folder created on the first line.

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Copy all files (include hidden files) to another folder in Ubuntu