From 1b056511612a51aec9f2df4930e50ef032895b4d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gilles Quenot <gq@sputnick.fr>
Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2023 10:34:10 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] cp: example using -t (#9706)

* Add example using -t

Think of:

    find . -name '*foobar*' -type f -print0 | xargs -0 cp -r DEST_DIR

All of the files passed by the pipe will remain in DEST_DIR

* cp: add missing ":" in description

* cp: fix typo

* Update pages/common/cp.md

* Fix typo
---
 pages/common/cp.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pages/common/cp.md b/pages/common/cp.md
index 2fb17d1881..9b4388ed94 100644
--- a/pages/common/cp.md
+++ b/pages/common/cp.md
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@
 - Follow symbolic links before copying:
 
 `cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
+
+- Use the first argument as the destination directory (useful for `xargs ... | cp -t <DEST_DIR>`):
+
+`cp -t {{path/to/target_directory}} {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}`