User Commands CP(1)
NAME
cp - copy files and directories
SYNOPSIS
cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...
DESCRIPTION
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[=ATRLIST]
preserve the specified attributes (default:
mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible additional
attributes: links, all
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--no-preserve=ATRLIST
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=SUFIX
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 desti-
nation 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
--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 when-
ever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero
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bytes. Use --sparse=never to inhibit creation of sparse
files.
The backup suffix is `~', unless set with --suffix or
SIMPLEBACKUPSUFIX. The version control method may be
selected via the --backup option or through the
VERSIONCONTROL 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.
AUTHOR
Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim
Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to .
COPYRIGHT
Copyright O 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License
. There is NO WAR-
RANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
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.
ATRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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ATRIBUTE TYPE ATRIBUTE VALUE
Availability SUNWgnu-coreutils
Interface Stability Uncommitted
NOTES
Source for GNU coreutils is available on
http:/opensolaris.org.
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