Copy Files or Directories Usage: cp [-cfilmsh-] source1 [ source2 ... ] destination cp can copy both files and directories. If the destination is an existing directory, the source object(s) will be copied into that directory. If more than one source object is specified, the destination must be a directory, but it need not already exist. If a destination file already exists, it will be overwritten; this is not considered an error and no diagnostic message is given. By default, security descriptors and access control lists are not copied from source to destination. This is in keeping with the Windows convention that security is generally inherited through the directory structure. Options: -c Continue even if errors are encountered attempting to process some input files or directories. -f Force read-only files to be overwritten. -i Interactive: Ask before copying each object on the command line. -l Logging is on: Display the name of each file or directory as it's copied. -m Merge sub-directories of same name in source and destination. -s Simple copy. (Default.) Do not copy security descriptors and access control lists. +s Copy security descriptors and access lists. Under Windows 9x or if the destination filesystem does not support ACLs, that's not possible and the security information will be lost. This is not considered an error and no diagnostic message is given. -h Help (this screen.) -- End of options. (Useful if filenames start with "-".) |