cp.1 (1125B)
- .Dd 2015-10-08
- .Dt CP 1
- .Os sbase
- .Sh NAME
- .Nm cp
- .Nd copy files and directories
- .Sh SYNOPSIS
- .Nm
- .Op Fl afpv
- .Oo
- .Fl R
- .Op Fl H | L | P
- .Oc
- .Ar source ...
- .Ar dest
- .Sh DESCRIPTION
- .Nm
- copies
- .Ar source
- to
- .Ar dest .
- If more than one
- .Ar source
- is given
- .Ar dest
- has to be a directory.
- .Sh OPTIONS
- .Bl -tag -width Ds
- .It Fl a
- Preserve block devices, character devices, sockets and FIFOs.
- Implies
- .Fl p ,
- .Fl P
- and
- .Fl R .
- .It Fl f
- If an existing
- .Ar dest
- cannot be opened, remove it and try again.
- .It Fl p
- Preserve mode, timestamp and permissions.
- .It Fl v
- Write "'source' -> 'dest'" for each
- .Ar source
- to stdout.
- .It Fl H
- Dereference
- .Ar source
- if it is a symbolic link.
- .It Fl L
- Dereference all symbolic links.
- This is the default without
- .Fl R .
- .It Fl P
- Preserve symbolic links.
- This is the default with
- .Fl R .
- .It Fl R
- Traverse directories recursively.
- If this flag is not specified, directories are not copied.
- .El
- .Sh SEE ALSO
- .Xr mv 1
- .Sh STANDARDS
- The
- .Nm
- utility is compliant with the
- .St -p1003.1-2013
- specification except from the
- .Op Fl i
- flag.
- .Pp
- The
- .Op Fl av
- flags are an extension to that specification.