filesystem

Copy files using uutils/coreutils cp.

Signature

> cp {flags} ...rest

Flags

• --recursive, -r: copy directories recursively
• --verbose, -v: explicitly state what is being done
• --force, -f: if an existing destination file cannot be opened, remove it and try again (this option is ignored when the -n option is also used). currently not implemented for windows
• --interactive, -i: ask before overwriting files
• --update, -u: copy only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing
• --progress, -p: display a progress bar
• --no-clobber, -n: do not overwrite an existing file
• --preserve {list<string>}: preserve only the specified attributes (empty list means no attributes preserved) if not specified only mode is preserved possible values: mode, ownership (unix only), timestamps, context, link, links, xattr
• --debug: explain how a file is copied. Implies -v

Parameters

• ...rest: Copy SRC file/s to DEST.

Input/output types:

input	output
nothing	nothing

Examples

Copy myfile to dir_b

> cp myfile dir_b

Recursively copy dir_a to dir_b

> cp -r dir_a dir_b

Recursively copy dir_a to dir_b, and print the feedbacks

> cp -r -v dir_a dir_b

Move many files into a directory

> cp *.txt dir_a

Copy only if source file is newer than target file

> cp -u myfile newfile

Copy file preserving mode and timestamps attributes

> cp --preserve [ mode timestamps ] myfile newfile

Copy file erasing all attributes

> cp --preserve [] myfile newfile

Copy file to a directory three levels above its current location

> cp myfile ....