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<code>[[wikipedia:Cp_(Unix)|cp]]</code><ref>http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/cp.1.html</ref> command is used for copying [[file]]s and [[directory|directories]]. It lacks [[progress bar]] indicator<ref>https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65077/is-it-possible-to-see-cp-speed-and-percent-copied</ref>, but you can use <code>[[progress]] -w</code> or <code>[[progress]] -m</code> command to display the percentage of copied data or use [[rsync]]<ref>https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6339287/copy-or-rsync-command</ref> command. | <code>[[wikipedia:Cp_(Unix)|cp]]</code><ref>http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/cp.1.html</ref> command is used for copying [[file]]s and [[directory|directories]]. It lacks [[progress bar]] indicator<ref>https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65077/is-it-possible-to-see-cp-speed-and-percent-copied</ref>, but you can use <code>[[progress]] -w</code> or <code>[[progress]] -m</code> command to display the percentage of copied data or use [[rsync]]<ref>https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6339287/copy-or-rsync-command</ref> command. | ||
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== Options == | == Options == | ||
| − | :<code>-a, --archive</code> | + | : <code>[[-a]], --archive</code> |
| − | :<code>-l, --link</code> [[hard link]] files instead of copying | + | : <code>-l, --link</code> [[hard link]] files instead of copying |
: <code>-p</code> same as <code>--preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps</code> | : <code>-p</code> same as <code>--preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps</code> | ||
: <code>-R, [[-r]], --[[recursive]]</code> | : <code>-R, [[-r]], --[[recursive]]</code> | ||
| − | : --reflink[=WHEN] control clone/CoW copies. --reflink=always | + | : <code>--reflink[=WHEN]</code> control clone/CoW copies. --reflink=always |
| + | : <code>-v</code> verbose, showing files as they are copied. | ||
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| + | cp --help | ||
| + | cp: illegal option -- - | ||
| + | usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-aclpsvXx] source_file target_file | ||
| + | cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-aclpsvXx] source_file ... target_directory | ||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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* cp using [[Bash]] [[brace expansion]]: | * cp using [[Bash]] [[brace expansion]]: | ||
<code>cp /etc/httpd/httpd.{,.BAK}</code> | <code>cp /etc/httpd/httpd.{,.BAK}</code> | ||
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| + | [[cp -R -af]] | ||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
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* <code>[[rsync]]</code> | * <code>[[rsync]]</code> | ||
* <code>[[mv]]</code> | * <code>[[mv]]</code> | ||
| − | * <code>[[progress]] | + | * <code>[[progress -m]]</code> |
* <code>[[copy]]</code> ([[Windows]]) | * <code>[[copy]]</code> ([[Windows]]) | ||
* <code>[[nfs-cp]]</code> | * <code>[[nfs-cp]]</code> | ||
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* <code>[[multipass transfer]]</code> | * <code>[[multipass transfer]]</code> | ||
* <code>[[xcopy]]</code> (Windows) | * <code>[[xcopy]]</code> (Windows) | ||
| + | * <code>[[ADD]]</code> in <code>[[Dockerfile]]</code> | ||
| + | * <code>[[aws s3 cp]]</code> | ||
| + | * <code>[[gsutil cp]]</code> | ||
| + | * <code>[[sftp cp]]</code>, since Aug 2022 | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:07, 30 August 2022
cp[1] command is used for copying files and directories. It lacks progress bar indicator[2], but you can use progress -w or progress -m command to display the percentage of copied data or use rsync[3] command.
Ansible also includes a cp module with limited scalability (>hundreds of files) [4]
Options[edit]
-a, --archive-l, --linkhard link files instead of copying-psame as--preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps-R, -r, --recursive--reflink[=WHEN]control clone/CoW copies. --reflink=always-vverbose, showing files as they are copied.
cp --help
cp: illegal option -- -
usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-aclpsvXx] source_file target_file
cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-fi | -n] [-aclpsvXx] source_file ... target_directory
Examples[edit]
cp -a /source/. /dest/ cp -rp /home/origin /home/destination cp -rp /home/origin/* /home/destination/ cp file.txt file-`date --iso`.txt
- cp using Bash brace expansion:
cp /etc/httpd/httpd.{,.BAK}
cp -R -af
Activities[edit]
- Understand the differences between cp, scp and rsync: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20244585/how-does-scp-differ-from-rsync
- Understand
--sparseoption and usage cases - Learn how to not overwrite a file with
-n, --no-clobberoption[5] or usingrsync -a -v --ignore-existing src dst
Related commands[edit]
rsyncmvprogress -mcopy(Windows)nfs-cpdocker cpminikube cpmultipass transferxcopy(Windows)ADDinDockerfileaws s3 cpgsutil cpsftp cp, since Aug 2022
See also[edit]
cp,dd,sftp,scp,rsync,casync,mv,fio,ln,docker cp, kubectl cp,minikube cp,multipass transfer,Copy-Item,Xcopyprogress[6]: Linux tool to show progress for cp, mv, dd. See also: pv[7] (Pipe Viewer). Example:progress -mdd
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Source: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Linux/Basic_commands/cp
- ↑ http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/cp.1.html
- ↑ https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65077/is-it-possible-to-see-cp-speed-and-percent-copied
- ↑ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6339287/copy-or-rsync-command
- ↑ https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/copy_module.html
- ↑ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9392735/linux-how-to-copy-but-not-overwrite
- ↑ https://github.com/Xfennec/progress
- ↑ https://linux.die.net/man/1/pv
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