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 - Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting):
 
 `cp -i {{*.txt}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
+
+- Dereference symbolic links before copying:
+
+`cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/copy}}`
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+# cp
+
+> Copy files and directories.
+
+- Copy a file to another location:
+
+`cp {{path/to/file.ext}} {{path/to/copy.ext}}`
+
+- Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename:
+
+`cp {{path/to/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/directory}} {{path/to/copy}}`
+
+- Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied):
+
+`cp -vr {{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/copy}}`
+
+- Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting):
+
+`cp -i {{*.txt}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
+
+- Dereference symbolic links before copying:
+
+`cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/copy}}`
+
+- Use the full path of source files, creating any missing intermediate directories when copying:
+
+`cp --parents {{source/path/to/file}} {{path/to/copy}}`