CP(C)                                      UNIX System V



     Name
          cp - copies files


     Syntax
          cp file1 file2

          cp files directory


     Description
          There are two ways to use the cp command.   With  the  first
          way,  file1  is  copied to file2.  Under no circumstance can
          file1  and  file2  be  identical.   With  the  second   way,
          directory  is  the location of a directory into which one or
          more files are copied.  This directory must exist  prior  to
          the execution of the cp command.


     See Also
          copy(C), cpio(C), ln(C), mv(C), rm(C), chmod(S)


     Notes
          Special device files can be copied. If the file is  a  named
          pipe, then the data in the pipe is copied to a regular file.
          Similarly, if the file is a device, then the  file  is  read
          until the end-of-file is reached, and that data is copied to
          a regular file.  It is not possible to copy a directory to a
          file.


     Standards Conformance
          cp is conformant with:

          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
          and The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987.


     (printed 8/28/89)                                  CP(C)