cp (copy files)

Copies a file into a new file or into a new directory with the same name. If the new file already exists, copy overwrites the existing file with the new file.

 Format:    cp filename filename Examples:  cp prog1 prog2            cp prog1 /home/janet 

The second example copies prog1 into /home/janet/prog1. After a cp command, two files exist: the original file plus the new file it was copied into.

Opt	What It Does	Example
-i	Prompt before overwriting a file	cp -i report1 report2
-v	Display name of file being copied	cp -v rep1 dir1