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The "ditto" command is used in macOS and OS X systems to copy files and directories from a source directory to a destination directory.

In the given command, "path-to-source_directory" represents the absolute or relative path to the directory that you want to copy. It should be replaced with the actual path to the source directory on your system.

Similarly, "path-to-destination_directory" represents the absolute or relative path to the location where you want to create a copy of the source directory. It should be replaced with the actual path to the destination directory on your system.

Here's an example:

Let's say you have a source directory called "documents" located in your home directory "/Users/username". You want to copy the "documents" directory to another location, for example, "/Users/username/backup".

The command would be: ditto /Users/username/documents /Users/username/backup

After executing this command, the "ditto" command will copy all the files and directories from the "documents" directory to the "backup" directory, creating a complete copy of the source directory in the specified destination directory.