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cp - copy files and directories
cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
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 -dpPR
- --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
- -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, --no-dereference
-
never follow symbolic links
- -p
- same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps
- --preserve[=ATTR_LIST]
-
preserve the specified attributes (default: mode,ownership,timestamps)
and security contexts, if possible additional
attributes: links, all
- --no-preserve=ATTR_LIST
-
don’t preserve the specified attributes
- --parents
-
use full source file name under DIRECTORY
- -R, -r, --recursive
-
copy directories recursively
- --remove-destination
-
remove each existing destination file before attempting to open
it (contrast with --force)
- --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
-
- -Z, --context=CONTEXT
-
set security context of copy to CONTEXT
- --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-coreutils@gnu.org>.
Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the
extent permitted by law.
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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