cp
Copy files
Usage: cp file1 file2
cp list-of-files dest-dir/.
Standard Input: Not used
Standard Output: Not used
SEE ALSO
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Useful options:
-i means interact with user and ask permission before overwriting an existing file (not available on older UNIX).
-p means preserve owner, group, and permissions, especially from root account (not available on all UNIX systems).
-r means copy directories recursively, so all subdirectories are also copied (not available on all UNIX systems).
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