cp
Copy files and directories.
More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp.
- Copy a file to another location:
cp path/to/source_file.ext path/to/target_file.ext
- Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename:
cp path/to/source_file.ext path/to/target_parent_directory
- Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it):
cp -r path/to/source_directory path/to/target_directory
- Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied):
cp -vr path/to/source_directory path/to/target_directory
- Copy multiple files at once to a directory:
cp -t path/to/destination_directory path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...
- Copy all files with a specific extension to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting):
cp -i *.ext path/to/target_directory
- Follow symbolic links before copying:
cp -L link path/to/target_directory
- Use the full path of source files, creating any missing intermediate directories when copying:
cp --parents source/path/to/file path/to/target_file