.TH CP 1 
.SH NAME
cp, rcp \- copy
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cp
[
.B \-i
] file1 file2
.PP
.B cp
[
.B \-i
] file ... directory
.PP
.B rcp
file1 file2
.PP
.B rcp
file ... directory
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I file1
is copied onto
.IR file2 .
The mode and owner of  
.I file2
are preserved if it already
existed; the mode of the source file
is used otherwise.
.PP
In the second form, one or more
.I files
are copied into the
.I directory
with their original file-names.
.PP
.I Cp
refuses to copy a file onto itself.
.PP
If the 
.B \-i
option is specified, 
.I cp
will prompt the user with the name of the file
whenever the copy will cause an old file to be
overwritten.
An answer of 'y' will cause 
.I cp
to continue; any other answer will prevent it
from overwriting the file.
.PP
.I Rcp
(recursive copy) works like
.I cp,
but also copies directories and their contents
and attempts to duplicate linked structures.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
cat(1), mv(1), push(1)