Sometimes, we want to copy a folder recursively in Node.js.

In this article, we’ll look at how to copy a folder recursively in Node.js.

How to copy a folder recursively in Node.js?

To copy a folder recursively in Node.js, we can use the copySync method from the fs-extra module.

For instance, we write

const fse = require('fs-extra');

const srcDir = `path/to/file`;
const destDir = `path/to/destination/directory`;

fse.copySync(srcDir, destDir, {
  overwrite: true
}, (err) => {
  if (err) {
    console.error(err);
  } else {
    console.log("success!");
  }
});

to call copySync with the source srcDir path, the destination destDir path, and an object with overwrite set to true to overwrite any existing files with the same name, and a callback that runs when copySync is done.

If there’re any errors, err will be set.

Conclusion

To copy a folder recursively in Node.js, we can use the copySync method from the fs-extra module.