GCP

NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

-b, +backup

Make backups of files that are about to be overwritten or removed.

-d, +no-dereference

Copy symbolic links as symbolic links rather than copying the files that they point to.

-f, +force

Remove existing destination files.

-i, +interactive

Prompt whether to overwrite existing regular destination files.

-p, +preserve

Preserve the original files' owner, group, permissions, and timestamps.

-r

Copy directories recursively, copying all non-directories as if they were regular files.

-u, +update

Do not copy a nondirectory that has an existing destination with the same or newer modification time.

-v, +verbose

Print the name of each file before copying it.

-x, +one-file-system

Skip subdirectories that are on different filesystems from the one that the copy started on.

-R, +recursive

Copy directories recursively.

-S, +suffix backup-suffix

The suffix used for making simple backup files can be set with the SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX environment variable, which can be overridden by this option. If neither of those is given, the default is `~', as it is in Emacs.

-V, +version-control {numbered,existing,simple}

The type of backups made can be set with the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable, which can be overridden by this option. If VERSION_CONTROL is not set and this option is not given, the default backup type is `existing'. The value of the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable and the argument to this option is like GNU Emacs' `version-control' variable; it also accepts synonyms that are more descriptive. The valid values are (unique abbreviations are accepted):

`t' or `numbered'

Always make numbered backups.

`nil' or `existing'

Make numbered backups of files that already have them, simple backups of the others.

`never' or `simple'

Always make simple backups.

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