cp

The cp command, short for "copy," is a command line tool available on Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and macOS. It is used to copy files and directories from one location to another. The basic syntax of the cp command is as follows: cp [options] source destination Here, source represents the file or directory to be copied, while destination denotes the target location where the copied file or directory should reside. Some common options that can be used with the cp command include: - -r or -R: Used to copy directories recursively (including all subdirectories and files within).

• -i: Enables interactive mode, prompting the user before overwriting existing files.
• -v: Enables verbose mode, displaying informative messages about the copying process.
• -p: Preserves the original file attributes (such as timestamps and permissions) of the copied files. For example, to copy a file named file.txt from the current directory to the /path/to/destination/ directory, you would use the following command: cp file.txt /path/to/destination/ Similarly, to copy a directory named folder and all its contents recursively to the /path/to/destination/ directory, you would use the following command: cp -R folder /path/to/destination/ The cp command is a versatile tool for copying files and directories, and it is widely used for various file management tasks in command line environments.