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tldr/pages/common/cp.md
Gilles Quenot 1b05651161
cp: example using -t (#9706) 
* Add example using -t

Think of:

    find . -name '*foobar*' -type f -print0 | xargs -0 cp -r DEST_DIR

All of the files passed by the pipe will remain in DEST_DIR

* cp: add missing ":" in description

* cp: fix typo

* Update pages/common/cp.md

* Fix typo
2023-01-03 13:34:10 +10:00

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cp

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 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 ...}}