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- CP ST-UNIX User's Manual CP
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- COMMAND
- cp - copy files
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- FORMAT
- cp [ -i ] [ -r ] filea fileb
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- cp [ -i ] [ -r ] file ... directory
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- DESCRIPTION
- _✓C_✓p copies _✓F_✓i_✓l_✓e_✓a onto _✓f_✓i_✓l_✓e_✓b.
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- The second form copies the _✓f_✓i_✓l_✓e into a _✓d_✓i_✓r_✓e_✓c_✓t_✓o_✓r_✓y. The ori-
- ginal filenames are preserved.
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- If an attempt is made to copy the file onto itself an error
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- OPTIONS
- -r will cause any directory and their contents to be
- copied. This has the effect of copying subtrees of a
- directory to another part of the file system.
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- -i a prompt is given for a copy of a file onto iself. A
- reply of 'y' will cause the copy to take place.
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- - this permits the copying of filenames starting with a
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- EXAMPLE
- To copy the Adirectory and it's contents (including any
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- cp -r Adirectory Bdirectory
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- Printed 10/April/1987 1 March 1987 1
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