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cp

Copy files and directories. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp.

• Copy a file to another location:
   
  cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_file.ext}}
   
• Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename:
   
  cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}
   
• Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it):
   
  cp -R {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}
   
• Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied):
   
  cp -vR {{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}}
   
• Follow symbolic links before copying:
   
  cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}