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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 -dR --preserve=all

       --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=links

       -f, --force

              if an existing destination file cannot be opened, remove it and try again (redundant if the -n option is used)

       -i, --interactive

              prompt before overwrite (overrides a previous -n option)

       -H     follow command-line symbolic links in SOURCE

       -l, --link

              link files instead of copying

       -L, --dereference

              always follow symbolic links in SOURCE

       -n, --no-clobber

              do not overwrite an existing file (overrides a previous -i option)

       -P, --no-dereference

              never follow symbolic links in SOURCE

       -p     same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps

       --preserve[=ATTR_LIST]

              preserve the specified attributes (default: mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible additional attributes: context, links, xattr, all

       -c     same as --preserve=context

       --no-preserve=ATTR_LIST

              don’t preserve the specified attributes

       --parents

              use full source file name under DIRECTORY

       -R, -r, --recursive

              copy directories recursively

       --reflink[=WHEN]

              control clone/CoW copies. See below.

       --remove-destination

              remove each existing destination file before attempting to open it (contrast with --force)

       --sparse=WHEN

              control creation of sparse files. See below.

       --strip-trailing-slashes

              remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE argument

       -s, --symbolic-link

              make symbolic links instead of copying

       -S, --suffix=SUFFIX

              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 destination file or when the destination file is missing

       -v, --verbose

              explain what is being done

       -x, --one-file-system

              stay on this file system

       -Z, --context=CONTEXT

              set security context of copy to CONTEXT

       --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 whenever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero bytes.  Use --sparse=never to

       inhibit creation of sparse files.

       When  --reflink[=always] is specified, perform a lightweight copy, where the data blocks are copied only when modified.  If this is not possible the copy fails, or

       if --reflink=auto is specified, fall back to a standard copy.

       The backup suffix is ‘~’, unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.  The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through the VER-

       SION_CONTROL 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 cp bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org

       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>

       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

       Report cp translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright ©  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version  or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.

       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, 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 coreutils 'cp invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 8.4                 March                              CP()

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