Command Format: cp source_file destination file This will copy from an existing
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Command Format:cp source_file destination file
This will copy from an existing filename (old source_file) to a new file name (new destination_file) in the same directory.Note:A user cannot have two files of the same name in the same directory.
To copy one or more files to another directory use the format:
Command Format:cp [-i] source_file(s) destination_directory
This format copies the existing file or files to another directory in the directory structure. When copying a file this way, it will normally have the same name in the destination directory. A user can add a slash and a file name after the destination directory to give the file a different name if desired.
If a file is copied and the name of the destination directory does not exist a new file is created with that name, otherwise the file is copied to the directory specified. When copying more than one file to a directory, thecpcommand assumes the last entry is a directory name and the prior entries are files.
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Here is the complete implementation
http://coreutils.sourcearchive.com/documentation/7.4/cp_8c-source.html