Linux cp Command

What is Linux cp Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use cp command in Linux. cp command is cp - copy files and directories.

cp Syntax#

cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST
cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY
cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...

cp Examples#

cp Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of cp command. cp command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for cp command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man cp

To open info page for cp command we can use command below.

info cp

To open help page from cp command we can run command below.

cp --help

Linux cp Command Source Code#

You can find cp command source code from the folowing repositories:

• cp source code on GitHub
• cp source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• cp source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use cp in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.