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cp(1) |
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cp − copy files and directories
cp
[OPTION]... SOURCE DEST
cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
cp [OPTION]... --target-directory=DIRECTORY
SOURCE...
Copy SOURCE to
DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.
−a, −−archive
same as −dpR
−b, −−backup[=CONTROL]
make a backup of each existing destination file
−d, −−no−dereference
preserve links
−f, −−force
remove existing destinations, never prompt
−i, −−interactive
prompt before overwrite
−l, −−link
link files instead of copying
−p, −−preserve
preserve file attributes if possible
−P, −−parents
append source path to DIRECTORY
−r |
copy recursively, non-directories as files WARNING: use −R instead when you might copy special files like FIFOs or /dev/zero |
−−sparse=WHEN
control creation of sparse files
−R, −−recursive
copy directories recursively
−s, −−symbolic−link
make symbolic links instead of copying
−S, −−suffix=SUFFIX
override the usual backup suffix
−−target−directory=DIRECTORY
move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
−u, −−update
copy only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing
−v, −−verbose
explain what is being done
−x, −−one−file−system
stay on this file system
−−help |
display this help and exit |
−−version
output version information and exit
By default, sparse SOURCE files are detected by a crude heuristic and the corresponding DEST file is made sparse as well. That is the behavior selected by −−sparse=auto. Specify −−sparse=always to create a sparse DEST file whenever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero bytes. Use −−sparse=never to inhibit creation of sparse files.
The backup
suffix is ’~’, unless set with
−−suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. The
version control method may be selected via the
−−backup option or through the
VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
none, off
never make backups (even if −−backup is given)
numbered, t
make numbered backups
existing, nil
numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
simple, never
always make simple backups
As a special case, cp makes a backup of SOURCE when the force and backup options are given and SOURCE and DEST are the same name for an existing, regular file.
Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering.
Report bugs to <bug-fileutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright
© 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
The full documentation for cp is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and cp programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info cp
should give you access to the complete manual.
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