Basic UNIX/LINUX command:cp

This command lets you to copy files.

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Command	Switch	Result
cp	source destination	If destination file does not exists then it will be created before copying other wise overwritten.
cp	src1 src2 src3 destination	copy more than one files into a single destination
cp	src* destination	copy all files beginning with src into destination
cp	-i src destination	warns user before overwriting
cp	-R srcdir destination	Copy directory structure

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