diff --git a/client/src/pages/guide/english/bash/bash-cp/index.md b/client/src/pages/guide/english/bash/bash-cp/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7a96e140ea --- /dev/null +++ b/client/src/pages/guide/english/bash/bash-cp/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +--- +title: Bash Copy +--- + ## Bash command: cp + `cp` is used to copy files and directories. + It can be used to copy a file, copy a file to a directory, or copy a directory. + ### Usage + ``` +cp [options] source target +``` + Commonly used options: + * `-p` (preserve) - used to preserve time of the last data modification, time of last access, ownership, and permissions of the source for the target +* `-R or -r` (recursive) - used to recursively copy directories + ### Examples + #### Copy a file + ```bash +cp somefile.txt newfile.txt +``` + Run `ls` and you will see you have a new file called `newfile.txt` + #### Copy a file to a directory + ```bash +cp -p somefile.txt your/target/directory +``` + `cd` into the target directory, `ls`, and you will see a copy of your file. The `-p` option is added to preserve the files attributes. + #### Copy multiple files to a directory + ```bash +cp file1.txt file2.txt fileN.txt your/target/directory +``` + `cd` into the target directory, `ls`, and you will see copies of all of the files. + #### Copy a directory + ```bash +cp -R directory/to/copy your/target/directory +``` + `cd` into the target directory and `ls` to see your directory. The `-R` option is added to recursively copy everything in the directory. + ### More Information +* run `man cp` to get a list of all options for this command +* [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cp_(Unix)) \ No newline at end of file