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# cp
> Copy files and directories.
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/cp-invocation.html>.
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- Copy a file to another location:
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`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_file.ext}}`
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- Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename:
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`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}`
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- Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it):
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`cp -R {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`
- Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied):
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`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}}`
- Dereference symbolic links before copying:
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`cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}`