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cp                           Command                           cp




Copy a file

ccpp [ -dd ]  _o_l_d_n_a_m_e _n_e_w_n_a_m_e
ccpp [ -dd ]  _f_i_l_e_1 ... _f_i_l_e_N _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y

cp copies  files.  In its  first form, cp copies  the contents of
oldname to newname, which it creates if necessary.  If newname is
a directory,  cp copies  oldname to  a file of  the same  name in
directory newfile.

In  its second  form,  cp copies  each file,  from file1  through
fileN, into directory.

With the -d option,  cp preserves the date (modification time) of
the  source  file or  files  on  the target  file  or files.   By
default, target files get the current time.

A file cannot be copied to itself.

***** See Also *****

commands, mv, sh, wildcards


































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