cp(1)                            DG/UX 5.4.2                           cp(1)


NAME
       cp - copy files

SYNOPSIS
       cp [ -i ] [ -p ] [ -r ] file1 [ file2 ...] target

DESCRIPTION
       The cp command copies filen to target.  filen and target may not have
       the same name.  (Care must be taken when using sh(1) metacharacters.)
       If target is not a directory, only one file may be specified before
       it; if it is a directory, more than one file may be specified.  If
       target does not exist, cp creates a file named target.  If target
       exists and is not a directory, its contents are overwritten.  If
       target is a directory, the file(s) are copied to that directory.

       The following options are recognized:


       -i     cp will prompt for confirmation whenever the copy would
              overwrite an existing target.  A y answer means that the copy
              should proceed.  Any other answer prevents cp from overwriting
              target.

       -p     cp will duplicate not only the contents of filen, but also
              preserves the modification time and permission modes.

       -r     If filen is a directory, cp will copy the directory and all
              its files, including any subdirectories and their files;
              target must be a directory.

       If filen is a directory, target must be a directory in the same
       physical file system.  target and filen do not have to share the same
       parent directory.

       If filen is a file and target is a link to another file with links,
       the other links remain and target becomes a new file.

       If target does not exist, cp creates a new file named target which
       has the same mode as filen except that the sticky bit is not set
       unless the user is a privileged user; the owner and group of target
       are those of the user.

       If target is a file, its contents are overwritten, but the mode,
       owner, and group associated with it are not changed.  The last
       modification time of target and the last access time of filen are set
       to the time the copy was made.

       If target is a directory, then for each file named, a new file with
       the same mode is created in the target directory; the owner and the
       group are those of the user making the copy.

NOTES
       A -- permits the user to mark the end of any command line options
       explicitly, thus allowing cp to recognize filename arguments that



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       begin with a -.  If a -- and a - both appear on the same command
       line, the second will be interpreted as a filename.

SEE ALSO
       chmod(1), cpio(1), rm(1).




















































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