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Bash command: cp
cp is used to copy files and directories.
It can be used to copy a file, copy a file to a directory, or copy a directory.
Usage
cp [options] source target
Commonly used options:
-p(preserve) - used to preserve time of the last data modification, time of last access, ownership, and permissions of the source for the target-R or -r(recursive) - used to recursively copy directories
Examples
Copy a file
cp somefile.txt newfile.txt
Run ls and you will see you have a new file called newfile.txt
Copy a file to a directory
cp -p somefile.txt your/target/directory
cd into the target directory, ls, and you will see a copy of your file. The -p option is added to preserve the files attributes.
Copy multiple files to a directory
cp file1.txt file2.txt fileN.txt your/target/directory
cd into the target directory, ls, and you will see copies of all of the files.
Copy a directory
cp -R directory/to/copy your/target/directory
cd into the target directory and ls to see your directory. The -R option is added to recursively copy everything in the directory.
More Information
- run
man cpto get a list of all options for this command - Wikipedia