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# cp
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> Copy files and directories.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/cp-invocation.html>.
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- Copy a file to another location:
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`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_file.ext}}`
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- Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename:
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`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}`
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- Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it):
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`cp {{[-r|--recursive]}} {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
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- Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied):
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`cp {{[-vr|--verbose --recursive]}} {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
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- Copy multiple files at once to a directory:
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`cp {{[-t|--target-directory]}} {{path/to/destination_directory}} {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}`
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- Copy all files with a specific extension to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting):
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`cp {{[-i|--interactive]}} {{*.ext}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
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- Follow symbolic links before copying:
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`cp {{[-L|--dereference]}} {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
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- Use the full path of source files, creating any missing intermediate directories when copying:
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`cp --parents {{source/path/to/file}} {{path/to/target_file}}`
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