Copy not wanting to overwrite

Do you have an alias setup for the cp command that includes the interactive prompts (-i or –interactive)?

$ alias

If so, remove it:

$ unalias cp

Or run the command directory from the /bin folder:

$ /bin/cp -Rf directory /new/directory

@bat:

cp -Rf directory /new/directory
Not sure if it is related to your problem, but that command will give different results depending on whether /new/directory does not exist, exists as a file, or exists as a directory. You might want to take a peek at the -t option for cp. Or even better take a look at using rsync, which IMO handles local directory copying much better than cp.

@BrianJM:

Do you have an alias setup for the cp command that includes the interactive prompts (-i or –interactive)?

$ alias

If so, remove it:

$ unalias cp

Or run the command directory from the /bin folder:

$ /bin/cp -Rf directory /new/directory

The unalias cp worked, Thanks!