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.\" @(#)cp.1 8.3 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
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.\" $Id: cp.1,v 1.3 1996/02/18 18:48:24 wosch Exp $
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.Dd April 18, 1994
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.Dt CP 1
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.Os BSD 4
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm cp
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.Nd copy files
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm cp
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.Oo
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.Fl R
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.Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
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.Oc
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.Op Fl f | i
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.Op Fl p
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.Ar source_file target_file
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.Nm cp
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.Oo
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.Fl R
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.Op Fl H | Fl L | Fl P
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.Oc
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.Op Fl f | i
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.Op Fl p
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.Ar source_file ... target_directory
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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In the first synopsis form, the
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.Nm cp
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utility copies the contents of the
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.Ar source_file
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to the
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.Ar target_file .
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In the second synopsis form,
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the contents of each named
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.Ar source_file
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is copied to the destination
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.Ar target_directory .
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The names of the files themselves are not changed.
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If
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.Nm cp
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detects an attempt to copy a file to itself, the copy will fail.
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.Pp
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The following options are available:
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.Bl -tag -width flag
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.It Fl H
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If the
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.Fl R
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option is specified, symbolic links on the command line are followed.
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(Symbolic links encountered in the tree traversal are not followed.)
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.It Fl L
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If the
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.Fl R
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option is specified, all symbolic links are followed.
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.It Fl P
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If the
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.Fl R
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option is specified, no symbolic links are followed.
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.It Fl R
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If
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.Ar source_file
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designates a directory,
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.Nm cp
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copies the directory and the entire subtree connected at that point.
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This option also causes symbolic links to be copied, rather than
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indirected through, and for
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.Nm cp
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to create special files rather than copying them as normal files.
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Created directories have the same mode as the corresponding source
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directory, unmodified by the process' umask.
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.It Fl f
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For each existing destination pathname, remove it and
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create a new file, without prompting for confirmation
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regardless of its permissions.
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(The
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.Fl f
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option overrides any previous
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.Fl i
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options.)
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.It Fl i
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Causes
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.Nm cp
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to write a prompt to the standard error output before copying a file
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that would overwrite an existing file.
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If the response from the standard input begins with the character
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.Sq Li y
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or
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.Sq Li Y ,
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the file copy is attempted.
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(The
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.Fl i
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option overrides any previous
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.Fl f
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options.)
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.It Fl p
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Causes
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.Nm cp
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to preserve in the copy as many of the modification time, access time,
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file flags, file mode, user ID, and group ID as allowed by permissions.
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.Pp
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If the user ID and group ID cannot be preserved, no error message
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is displayed and the exit value is not altered.
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.Pp
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If the source file has its set user ID bit on and the user ID cannot
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be preserved, the set user ID bit is not preserved
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in the copy's permissions.
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If the source file has its set group ID bit on and the group ID cannot
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be preserved, the set group ID bit is not preserved
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in the copy's permissions.
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If the source file has both its set user ID and set group ID bits on,
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and either the user ID or group ID cannot be preserved, neither
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the set user ID or set group ID bits are preserved in the copy's
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permissions.
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.El
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.Pp
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For each destination file that already exists, its contents are
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overwritten if permissions allow, but its mode, user ID, and group
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ID are unchanged.
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.Pp
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In the second synopsis form,
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.Ar target_directory
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must exist unless there is only one named
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.Ar source_file
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which is a directory and the
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.Fl R
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flag is specified.
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.Pp
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If the destination file does not exist, the mode of the source file is
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used as modified by the file mode creation mask
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.Pf ( Ic umask ,
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see
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.Xr csh 1 ) .
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If the source file has its set user ID bit on, that bit is removed
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unless both the source file and the destination file are owned by the
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same user.
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If the source file has its set group ID bit on, that bit is removed
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unless both the source file and the destination file are in the same
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group and the user is a member of that group.
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If both the set user ID and set group ID bits are set, all of the above
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conditions must be fulfilled or both bits are removed.
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.Pp
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Appropriate permissions are required for file creation or overwriting.
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.Pp
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Symbolic links are always followed unless the
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.Fl R
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flag is set, in which case symbolic links are not followed, by default.
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The
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.Fl H
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or
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.Fl L
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flags (in conjunction with the
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.Fl R
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flag) cause symbolic links to be followed as described above.
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The
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.Fl H ,
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.Fl L
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and
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.Fl P
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options are ignored unless the
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.Fl R
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option is specified.
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In addition, these options override each other and the
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command's actions are determined by the last one specified.
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.Pp
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.Nm Cp
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exits 0 on success, >0 if an error occurred.
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.Sh COMPATIBILITY
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Historic versions of the
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.Nm cp
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utility had a
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.Fl r
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option.
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This implementation supports that option, however, its use is strongly
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discouraged, as it does not correctly copy special files, symbolic links
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or fifo's.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr mv 1 ,
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.Xr rcp 1 ,
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.Xr umask 2 ,
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.Xr fts 3 ,
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.Xr symlink 7
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm cp
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command is expected to be
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.St -p1003.2
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compatible.
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