cp

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cp

This command is used to copy files from one location in the file system to another. The form of the command is:

cp <options> <from files> <to location>

Wild cards are permitted in the <from files> parameter. If this parameter refers to more than one file, the <to location> must be a directory. There are a wide range of options for this command. Several are listed here.

$\begin{hanging} \item{-a} This option is the same as the \textbf{-dpR} and attem... ...a file system to be replicated somewhere else in the file system. \end{hanging}$

Example:

cp -a /home /mnt

will copy all of the files and directories in /home into the directory /mnt and will maintain the permissions and ownerships of the files during the copy.

Dale Scheetz