NAME cp - copy files and directoriesSYNOPSIS cp [OPTION]... [-T] SOURCE DEST cp [OPTION]... SOURCE... DIRECTORY cp [OPTION]... -t DIRECTORY SOURCE...DESCRIPTION Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. -a, --archive same as -dpR... -d same as --no-dereference --preserve=links... -p same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps... -R, -r, --recursive copy directories recursively