NAME
cp - copy files
SYNOPSIS
cp file1 [file2 ...] targer
DESCRIPTION
If
target
is the name of a file, then this command copies the contents of the
source
file1
to
target.
Under no circumstances can
file1
and
file2
be the same. If
target
is a directory, then
cp
copies one or more source files to that directory keeping the original
file names.
If a target file does not exist,
cp
creates it giving it the same permissions as the source file but only
allocating as many blocks as required by the contents of the source.
If the target file exists and is writeble, its mode is changed to that
of the source and its size is changed to the minimum required by the source.
EXAMPLES
copy file
x
to file
y:
cp x y
copy file
a
and
b
into
/save/a
and
/save/b:
cp a b /save
concatenates the first two files and places the result on the third.
SEE ALSO
mv(1F)
,
rm(1F)
DIAGNOSTIC
If the target is write protected, the target file is unchanged, and an
error message is printed.