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cp

Purpose

Section titled “Purpose”

Copies a file or directory.

Terminal window
cp [PATH] [DESTPATH]

Arguments

Section titled “Arguments”
  • PATH — specify the path to the file you want to move
  • DESTPATH — specify the path to the directory you want to move the file to

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
Terminal window
cp /home/volk/someFile /home/volk/someFile.bac

Result:
Copies someFile to /home/volk/someFile.bac