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