Command cp
This command is part of the posix extensions and needs to be imported to be available to the shell.
See Posix Commands
Name
cp copies filesSynopsis
cp [options] file [file ...] targetOptions
| -f,-force | Force copy even if target exists or is readonly. |
| -r,-recurse | recursive copy |
Description
If there are 2 or more source files or the target is a directory then files are copied to the target directory.
If there are exactly 2 arguments and the target does not exist or is not a directory then the source ("file") is copied to the target file.
if -r is specified and any of the source files are directories they are copied recursively to the target.
Return Value
Returns 0 if the command executed successfully, 1 if there was an error.Commands
CategoryCommands
CommandsPosix
