Copy files and directories. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp>.

• 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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