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        $>man cp

        Copy one or more files to another location.

        Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

        Syntax cp [options]… Source Dest cp [options]… Source… Directory

        Key

        -a, --archive same as -dpR

        -b, --backup Make backup before removal. If the copy will overwrite a file in the destination, then the original file will be backed up as ‘filename~’ before being overwritten.

        -d, --no-dereference preserve links

        -f, --force remove existing destinations, never prompt

        -i, --interactive prompt before overwrite

        -l, --link link files instead of copying

        -p, --preserve preserve file attributes if possible

        -P, --parents append source path to DIRECTORY

        -r copy recursively, non-directories as files

        –sparse=WHEN control creation of sparse files

        -R, --recursive copy directories recursively

        -s, --symbolic-link make symbolic links instead of copying

        -S, --suffix=SUFFIX override the usual backup suffix

        -u, --update copy only when the > SOURCE file is newer than the destination > file or when the destination file is missing

        -v, --verbose explain what is being done

        -V, --version-control=WORD override the usual version control

        -x, --one-file-system stay on this file system –help display this help and exit –version output version information and exit.

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