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diff --git a/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/cp.1.txt b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/cp.1.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c30a403 --- /dev/null +++ b/coreutils-5.3.0-bin/man/cat1/cp.1.txt @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +CP(1) User Commands CP(1) + + + + + +NAME + cp - copy files and directories + +SYNOPSIS + cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST + cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY + cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE... + +DESCRIPTION + Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. + + Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for + short options too. + + -a, --archive + same as -dpR + + --backup[=CONTROL] + make a backup of each existing destination file + + -b like --backup but does not accept an argument + + --copy-contents + copy contents of special files when recursive + + -d same as --no-dereference --preserve=link + + --no-dereference + never follow symbolic links + + -f, --force + if an existing destination file cannot be opened, + remove it and try again + + -i, --interactive + prompt before overwrite + + -H follow command-line symbolic links + + -l, --link + link files instead of copying + + -L, --dereference + always follow symbolic links + + -p same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps + + --preserve[=ATTR_LIST] + preserve the specified attributes (default: + mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible addi- + tional attributes: links, all + + --no-preserve=ATTR_LIST + don't preserve the specified attributes + + --parents + append source path to DIRECTORY + + -P same as `--no-dereference' + + -R, -r, --recursive + copy directories recursively + + --remove-destination + remove each existing destination file before + attempting to open it (contrast with --force) + + --reply={yes,no,query} + specify how to handle the prompt about an exist- + ing destination file + + --sparse=WHEN + control creation of sparse files + + --strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes + from each SOURCE + argument + + -s, --symbolic-link + make symbolic links instead of copying + + -S, --suffix=SUFFIX + override the usual backup suffix + + -t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY + copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY + + -T, --no-target-directory + treat DEST as a normal file + + -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 VER- + SION_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 other- + wise + + 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. + +AUTHOR + Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim + Meyering. + +REPORTING BUGS + Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>. + +COPYRIGHT + Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + This is free software; see the source for copying condi- + tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL- + ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. + +SEE ALSO + 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. + + + +cp 5.3.0 November 2004 CP(1) |