CP

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NAME

cp - copy  

SYNOPSIS

cp file1 file2

cp file ... directory  

DESCRIPTION

File1 is copied onto file2. The mode and owner of file2 are preserved if it already existed; the mode of the source file is used otherwise.

In the second form, one or more files are copied into the directory with their original file-names.

Cp refuses to copy a file onto itself.  

SEE ALSO

cat(1), pr(1), mv(1)


 

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