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diff --git a/man/cp.1 b/man/cp.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f1e3d3b --- /dev/null +++ b/man/cp.1 @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.47.3. +.TH CP "1" "March 2020" "GNU coreutils 8.32" "User Commands" +.SH NAME +cp \- copy files and directories +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B cp +[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,-T\/\fR] \fI\,SOURCE DEST\/\fR +.br +.B cp +[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,SOURCE\/\fR... \fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR +.br +.B cp +[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR]... \fI\,-t DIRECTORY SOURCE\/\fR... +.SH DESCRIPTION +.\" Add any additional description here +.PP +Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. +.PP +Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. +.TP +\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-archive\fR +same as \fB\-dR\fR \fB\-\-preserve\fR=\fI\,all\/\fR +.TP +\fB\-\-attributes\-only\fR +don't copy the file data, just the attributes +.TP +\fB\-\-backup\fR[=\fI\,CONTROL\/\fR] +make a backup of each existing destination file +.TP +\fB\-b\fR +like \fB\-\-backup\fR but does not accept an argument +.TP +\fB\-\-copy\-contents\fR +copy contents of special files when recursive +.TP +\fB\-d\fR +same as \fB\-\-no\-dereference\fR \fB\-\-preserve\fR=\fI\,links\/\fR +.TP +\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR +if an existing destination file cannot be +opened, remove it and try again (this option +is ignored when the \fB\-n\fR option is also used) +.TP +\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-interactive\fR +prompt before overwrite (overrides a previous \fB\-n\fR +option) +.TP +\fB\-H\fR +follow command\-line symbolic links in SOURCE +.TP +\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-link\fR +hard link files instead of copying +.TP +\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-dereference\fR +always follow symbolic links in SOURCE +.TP +\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-clobber\fR +do not overwrite an existing file (overrides +a previous \fB\-i\fR option) +.TP +\fB\-P\fR, \fB\-\-no\-dereference\fR +never follow symbolic links in SOURCE +.TP +\fB\-p\fR +same as \fB\-\-preserve\fR=\fI\,mode\/\fR,ownership,timestamps +.TP +\fB\-\-preserve\fR[=\fI\,ATTR_LIST\/\fR] +preserve the specified attributes (default: +mode,ownership,timestamps), if possible +additional attributes: context, links, xattr, +all +.TP +\fB\-\-no\-preserve\fR=\fI\,ATTR_LIST\/\fR +don't preserve the specified attributes +.TP +\fB\-\-parents\fR +use full source file name under DIRECTORY +.TP +\fB\-R\fR, \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-recursive\fR +copy directories recursively +.TP +\fB\-\-reflink\fR[=\fI\,WHEN\/\fR] +control clone/CoW copies. See below +.TP +\fB\-\-remove\-destination\fR +remove each existing destination file before +attempting to open it (contrast with \fB\-\-force\fR) +.TP +\fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fI\,WHEN\/\fR +control creation of sparse files. See below +.TP +\fB\-\-strip\-trailing\-slashes\fR +remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE +argument +.TP +\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-symbolic\-link\fR +make symbolic links instead of copying +.TP +\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-suffix\fR=\fI\,SUFFIX\/\fR +override the usual backup suffix +.TP +\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-target\-directory\fR=\fI\,DIRECTORY\/\fR +copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY +.TP +\fB\-T\fR, \fB\-\-no\-target\-directory\fR +treat DEST as a normal file +.TP +\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-update\fR +copy only when the SOURCE file is newer +than the destination file or when the +destination file is missing +.TP +\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR +explain what is being done +.TP +\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-one\-file\-system\fR +stay on this file system +.TP +\fB\-Z\fR +set SELinux security context of destination +file to default type +.TP +\fB\-\-context\fR[=\fI\,CTX\/\fR] +like \fB\-Z\fR, or if CTX is specified then set the +SELinux or SMACK security context to CTX +.TP +\fB\-\-help\fR +display this help and exit +.TP +\fB\-\-version\fR +output version information and exit +.PP +By default, sparse SOURCE files are detected by a crude heuristic and the +corresponding DEST file is made sparse as well. That is the behavior +selected by \fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fI\,auto\/\fR. Specify \fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fI\,always\/\fR to create a sparse DEST +file whenever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero bytes. +Use \fB\-\-sparse\fR=\fI\,never\/\fR to inhibit creation of sparse files. +.PP +When \fB\-\-reflink\fR[=\fI\,always\/\fR] is specified, perform a lightweight copy, where the +data blocks are copied only when modified. If this is not possible the copy +fails, or if \fB\-\-reflink\fR=\fI\,auto\/\fR is specified, fall back to a standard copy. +Use \fB\-\-reflink\fR=\fI\,never\/\fR to ensure a standard copy is performed. +.PP +The backup suffix is '~', unless set with \fB\-\-suffix\fR or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX. +The version control method may be selected via the \fB\-\-backup\fR option or through +the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values: +.TP +none, off +never make backups (even if \fB\-\-backup\fR is given) +.TP +numbered, t +make numbered backups +.TP +existing, nil +numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise +.TP +simple, never +always make simple backups +.PP +As a special case, cp makes a backup of SOURCE when the force and backup +options are given and SOURCE and DEST are the same name for an existing, +regular file. +.SH AUTHOR +Written by Torbjorn Granlund, David MacKenzie, and Jim Meyering. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> +.br +Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/> +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. +.br +This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. +There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cp> +.br +or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) cp invocation\(aq |