CP(1)CP(1)NAMEcp - copy
SYNOPSIScp [ -ip ] file1 file2
cp [ -ipr ] file ... directory
DESCRIPTION
File1 is copied onto file2. By default, the mode and owner of file2
are preserved if it already existed; otherwise the mode of the source
file modified by the current umask(2) is used. The -p option causes cp
to attempt to preserve (duplicate) in its copies the modification times
and modes of the source files, ignoring the present umask.
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.
If the -r option is specified and any of the source files are
directories, cp copies each subtree rooted at that name; in this case
the destination must be a directory.
SEE ALSOcat(1), mv(1), rcp(1C)4th Berkeley Distribution June 8, 1985 CP(1)