Linux command cp -r dir1 dir2 - what it represents? What it means?

Linux
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The title says, it all, I have a command like:

cp -r /home/usr/dir1 /home/usr/dir2
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One can pass the -r optop to the cp command to copy directories recursively. It means copy all files and sub directories from /home/usr/dir1/ to /home/usr/dir2/

cp -r /home/vivek/data /home/vivek/backups

OR pass the -a which copies recursively and preservers file permissions, links and more:

cp -a /home/vivek/data /home/vivek/backups

See
https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/cp-copy-command-in-unix-examples/