cp - copy files or folders

To copy file1 to file2 (new name):

cp [FILE_1] [FILE_2]

Copy folders:

cp -r [FOLDER_1] [FOLDER_2]

Use cp to copy files or directories from one place to another.

• cp creates NEW versions of the sources, so editing the copy won’t affect the original (and vice versa).

Note that it will overwrite the destination if it already exists.

cp srcFile.txt clone.txt

or

cp -r srcDirectory/ dst/ # recursively copy

Copying can be down with paths

cp -r /path/to/dir_1 /path/to/dir_2