2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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# cp
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2016-07-21 14:31:39 +02:00
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> Copy files and folders.
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2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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2016-07-21 14:31:39 +02:00
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- Copy a file to another location:
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2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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2017-04-18 23:47:41 +02:00
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`cp {{path/to/file.ext}} {{path/to/copy.ext}}`
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2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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2016-07-21 14:31:39 +02:00
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- Copy a file into another folder, keeping the filename:
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2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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2017-04-18 23:47:41 +02:00
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`cp {{path/to/file.ext}} {{path/to/target/parent/folder}}`
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2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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2016-07-21 14:31:39 +02:00
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- Copy a folder recursively to another location:
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2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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2017-04-18 23:47:41 +02:00
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`cp -r {{path/to/folder}} {{path/to/copy}}`
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2015-12-29 03:11:10 +01:00
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2016-07-21 14:31:39 +02:00
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- Copy a folder recursively into another folder, keeping the folder name:
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2015-12-29 03:11:10 +01:00
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2017-04-18 23:47:41 +02:00
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`cp -r {{path/to/folder}} {{path/to/target/parent/folder}}`
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2014-01-28 10:53:43 +01:00
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2016-07-21 14:31:39 +02:00
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- Copy a folder recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied):
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2017-04-18 23:47:41 +02:00
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`cp -vr {{path/to/folder}} {{path/to/copy}}`
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2016-07-21 14:31:39 +02:00
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- Copy the contents of a folder into another folder:
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2017-04-18 23:47:41 +02:00
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`cp -r {{path/to/source/folder/*}} {{path/to/target/folder}}`
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2017-04-18 23:51:29 +02:00
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- Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting):
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2017-04-18 23:47:41 +02:00
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2017-04-19 07:18:55 +02:00
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`cp -i {{*.txt}} {{path/to/source/}}`
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