Cp

cp is the Unix command to copy files and directories. For syntax and options see the man page.

Examples
cp file1.htm file2.html 
 * Copies the file1.htm to file2.htm

For verbose mode just add '-v' flag to 'cp' command cp -v file1.pdf file2.pdf

Here's an example to backup the file before you edit the original one cp -v fstab{,.orig} you will get an additional file named fstab.orig

= Provided by =

Most (all?) Linux distributions incorporate this from the GNU Coreutils: man page

= Related Commands =
 * mv - Moves files
 * rm - Removes files
 * mkdir - Creates a directory
 * dd - device-to-device copier
 * install - Copy and set permissions
 * shred - Remove files securely