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    CP(1)		    UNIX Programmer's Manual		    CP(1)

    NAME
         cp - copy

    SYNOPSIS
         cp [ -ip ] file1 file2

         cp [ -ipr ] file ... directory

    DESCRIPTION
         File1 is copied onto file2.  By default, the mode and owner
         of file2 are preserved if it already existed; otherwise the
         mode of the source file modified by the current umask(2) is
         used.  The -p option causes cp to attempt to preserve
         (duplicate) in its copies the modification times and modes
         of the source files, ignoring the present umask.

         In the second form, one or more files are copied into the
         directory with their original file-names.

         Cp refuses to copy a file onto itself.

         If the -i option is specified, cp will prompt the user with
         the name of the file whenever the copy will cause an old
         file to be overwritten. An answer of 'y' will cause cp to
         continue. Any other answer will prevent it from overwriting
         the file.

         If the -r option is specified and any of the source files
         are directories, cp copies each subtree rooted at that name;
         in this case the destination must be a directory.

    SEE ALSO
         cat(1), mv(1), rcp(1C)

    Printed 11/26/99	  June 8, 1985				1

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