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layout: page
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category-page: fs
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category-title: FileSystem
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tags: directory list copy cp
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author: Mattia Hijman
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2018-11-19 12:52:02 +00:00
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title: cp
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previous-page: pages/fs/cd.html
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previous-next: pages/fs/du.html
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---
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The <code>cp</code> command copies the contents of one or more files or directories to a
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target file or directory.<br>
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<pre>
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cp [source1] [source2] [source3] ... [target]
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</pre>
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<h3>Flags</h3>
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<ul>
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<li><b>-a</b>: Same as -pPR options. Preserves structure and attributes of files
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but not directory structure.
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</li>
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<li><b>-f</b>: If the destination file cannot be opened, remove it and create a new file,
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without prompting for confirmation regardless of its permissions.
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The target file is not unlinked before the copy,
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so any existing access rights will be retained.
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</li>
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<li><b>-H</b>: If -R is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed.</li>
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<li><b>-i</b>: Cause cp to write a prompt to the standard error output before
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copying a file that would overwrite an existing file. If the
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response from the standard input begins with the character <i>y</i> or
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<i>Y</i>, the file copy is attempted.
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</li>
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<li><b>-L</b>: If the -R option is specified, all symbolic links are followed.</li>
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<li><b>-n</b>: Do not overwrite an existing file.</li>
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<li><b>-P</b>: If the -R option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.</li>
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<li><b>-p</b>: Cause cp to preserve the following attributes of each source file
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in the copy.
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</li>
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<li><b>-R</b>: If source_file designates a directory, cp copies the directory and
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the entire subtree connected at that point. If the source_file
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ends in a /, the contents of the directory are copied rather than
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the directory itself. This option also causes symbolic links to be
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copied, rather than indirected through, and for cp to create special files
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rather than copying them as normal files.
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</li>
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<li><b>-v</b>: Cause cp to be verbose, showing files as they are copied.</li>
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<li><b>-X</b>: Do not copy Extended Attributes (EAs) or resource forks.</li>
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</ul>
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