cp
Copy files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/cp.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install coreutils - Ubuntu
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apt-get install coreutils -
Alpine
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apk add coreutils - Arch Linux
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pacman -S coreutils - Kali Linux
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apt-get install coreutils - CentOS
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yum install coreutils - Fedora
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dnf install coreutils - Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install coreutils - OS X
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brew install coreutils - Raspbian
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apt-get install coreutils - Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/cp
- Docker
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docker run cmd.cat/cp cppowered by Commando
Copy files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp>.
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Copy a file to another location:
cp path/to/source_file.ext path/to/target_file.ext -
Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename:
cp path/to/source_file.ext path/to/target_parent_directory -
Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it):
cp -R path/to/source_directory path/to/target_directory -
Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied):
cp -vR path/to/source_directory path/to/target_directory -
Copy multiple files at once to a directory:
cp -t path/to/destination_directory path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ... -
Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting):
cp -i *.txt path/to/target_directory -
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 ...
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