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+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)