Linux cp Command

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

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

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.