CP(1) CP(1)
NAME
cp, rcp - copy
SYNOPSIS
cp [ -i ] file1 file2
cp [ -i ] file ... directory
rcp file1 file2
rcp file ... directory
DESCRIPTION
File1 is copied onto file2. The mode and owner of file2 are
preserved if it already existed; the mode of the source file
is used otherwise.
In the second form, one or more files are copied into the
directory with their original file-names.
Cp refuses to copy a file onto itself.
If the -i option is specified, cp will prompt the user with
the name of the file whenever the copy will cause an old
file to be overwritten. An answer of 'y' will cause cp to
continue; any other answer will prevent it from overwriting
the file.
Rcp (recursive copy) works like cp, but also copies directo-
ries and their contents and attempts to duplicate linked
structures.
SEE ALSO
cat(1), mv(1), push(1)