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diff --git a/man/cp.1 b/man/cp.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a72496 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/cp.1 @@ -0,0 +1,158 @@ +.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.35. +.TH CP "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands" +.SH NAME +cp \- copy files and directories +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B cp +[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fI-T\fR] \fISOURCE DEST\fR +.br +.B cp +[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fISOURCE\fR... \fIDIRECTORY\fR +.br +.B cp +[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fI-t DIRECTORY SOURCE\fR... +.SH DESCRIPTION +.\" Add any additional description here +.PP +Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. +.PP +Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. +.TP +\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-archive\fR +same as \fB\-dpPR\fR +.TP +\fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fICONTROL\fR] +make a backup of each existing destination file +.TP +\fB\-b\fR +like \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument +.TP +\fB\-\-copy\-contents\fR +copy contents of special files when recursive +.TP +\fB\-d\fR +same as \fB\-\-no\-dereference\fR \fB\-\-preserve\fR=\fIlink\fR +.TP +\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR +if an existing destination file cannot be +opened, remove it and try again +.TP +\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fR +prompt before overwrite +.TP +\fB\-H\fR +follow command\-line symbolic links +.TP +\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-link\fR +link files instead of copying +.TP +\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-dereference\fR +always follow symbolic links +.TP +\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-no\-dereference\fR +never follow symbolic links +.TP +\fB\-p\fR +same as \fB\-\-preserve\fR=\fImode\fR,ownership,timestamps +.TP +\fB\-\-preserve\fR[=\fIATTR_LIST\fR] +preserve the specified attributes (default: +mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible +additional attributes: links, all +.TP +\fB\-\-no\-preserve\fR=\fIATTR_LIST\fR +don't preserve the specified attributes +.TP +\fB\-\-parents\fR +use full source file name under DIRECTORY +.TP +\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-recursive\fR +copy directories recursively +.TP +\fB\-\-remove\-destination\fR +remove each existing destination file before +attempting to open it (contrast with \fB\-\-force\fR) +.TP +\fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fIWHEN\fR +control creation of sparse files +.TP +\fB\-\-strip\-trailing\-slashes\fR +remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE +argument +.TP +\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-symbolic\-link\fR +make symbolic links instead of copying +.TP +\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fISUFFIX\fR +override the usual backup suffix +.TP +\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fIDIRECTORY\fR +copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY +.TP +\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-no\-target\-directory\fR +treat DEST as a normal file +.TP +\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-update\fR +copy only when the SOURCE file is newer +than the destination file or when the +destination file is missing +.TP +\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR +explain what is being done +.TP +\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-one\-file\-system\fR +stay on this file system +.TP +\fB\-\-help\fR +display this help and exit +.TP +\fB\-\-version\fR +output version information and exit +.PP +By default, sparse SOURCE files are detected by a crude heuristic and the +corresponding DEST file is made sparse as well. That is the behavior +selected by \fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fIauto\fR. Specify \fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fIalways\fR to create a sparse DEST +file whenever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero bytes. +Use \fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fInever\fR to inhibit creation of sparse files. +.PP +The backup suffix is `~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. +The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through +the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values: +.TP +none, off +never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given) +.TP +numbered, t +make numbered backups +.TP +existing, nil +numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise +.TP +simple, never +always make simple backups +.PP +As a special case, cp makes a backup of SOURCE when the force and backup +options are given and SOURCE and DEST are the same name for an existing, +regular file. +.SH AUTHOR +Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>. +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +.br +This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of +the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. +There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +The full documentation for +.B cp +is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the +.B info +and +.B cp +programs are properly installed at your site, the command +.IP +.B info cp +.PP +should give you access to the complete manual. |