git-cp:tldr:6064b

git-cp: Copy an existing file in a Git repo and place it elsewhere.

$ git cp ${filename} ${path-to-new_file}

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The command "git cp" is not a native Git command. The standard Git commands for copying are "git mv" (to rename/move) or "git cp" (to copy a file's contents to another file). However, "git cp" is not a built-in Git command but it might be a custom command or an alias set up in your Git configuration.

Assuming "git cp" is an alias or custom command and you're passing the arguments "${filename}" and "${path-to-new_file}", here's what it might do:

"${filename}" refers to the name of the file you want to copy/move.
"${path-to-new_file}" refers to the desired path and name of the new file after copying/moving.

The command would execute some custom logic to copy the contents of the file specified by "${filename}" and create a new file with the given "${path-to-new_file}".

To better understand what the command does, you can check your Git configuration for any custom aliases or commands defined. You can do this by running the command "git config --global --get alias.cp" or "git config --get alias.cp". If there is an alias or custom command named "cp", it will display the associated command or script.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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