copy

## Name

copy — Copy files and directories

## Synopsis

`copy` [`-f`] [`-i`] [`-p`] `source_file` `target`

`copy` [`-f`] [`-i`] [`-p`] `source_file`... `target`

`copy` `-R` | `-r` [ `-H` | `-L` | `-P` ] [`-f`] [`-i`] [`-p`] `source_file`... `target`...

## Description

copy copies files and directories specified from the command line interface.

## Options

The following options are available:

`-f`

  Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting files.

`-i`

  Always ask before overwriting files.

`-p`

  Preserve attributes of the files copied.

`-r, -R`

  Allow recursion through sub-directories.

## Bugs

Issues can be listed and reported at https://www.defora.org/os/project/bug_list/230/Browser.

## See also

browser(1), cp(1), delete(1), desktop(1), desktopctl(1), move(1), open(1), properties(1), view(1)