how do i move the contents of one folder to another

im trying to move the contents of one folder to another INCLUDING ALL subfolders under that directory. i tried the following command:

given: im in /home2/account-one/public_html

cp * /home2/account-two/public_html

i got these errors:
[/home2/account-one/public_html]# cp * /home2/account-two/public_html
cp: omitting directory `dir1'
cp: omitting directory `dir2'
cp: omitting directory `cgi-bin'
cp: omitting directory `dir3'

how do i move the contents of one folder to another
why does this have to be so complicated?

 

 

 

 

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