command: cp
usage: copy files and directories
syntax: $ cp [options] source destination
examples:
1. To display options and help of cp command
$ cp --help
2. To copy a file from a source to a destination
$ cp /home/example.txt /tmp/example.txt
3. To copy a file from source to destination with a different name
$ cp /home/test.txt /tmp/sample.txt
4. To copy a directory from source to destination recursively
$ cp -r original backup
5. To copy multiple files and directories
$ cp file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt /tmp
$ cp -r dir1/ dir2/ /tmp
6. To preserve the links while copying
$ cp -d test1.sh /home/dhana/work/test1.sh
7. To create a hardlink to a file while cp
$ cp -l sample.txt testdir/
8. To create a soft link to a file instead of copy
$ cp -s libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0.so.0.13.4 libjavafs.so
9. To preserve attributes of file and directory
cp -p sample.txt sampledir/
10. To copy only when the SOURCE file is newer than
the destination file or when the destination file is missing
$ cp -v -u sample.txt /home/dhana/sampledir/
11. To copy files in interactive mode
$ cp -i test.txt /home/dhana/sampledir/
regards,
dhanasekar
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