tldr/pages/common/cp.md

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}}

• Copy a directory recursively to another location:

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 the contents of a directory into another directory:

cp -r {{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}}