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-a, --archive
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same as -dpR
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--backup[=CONTROL]
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make a backup of each existing destination file
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-b
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like --backup but does not accept an argument
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--copy-contents
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copy contents of special files when recursive
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-d
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same as --no-dereference --preserve=link
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--no-dereference
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never follow symbolic links
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-f, --force
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if an existing destination file cannot be
opened, remove it and try again
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-i, --interactive
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prompt before overwrite
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-H
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follow command-line symbolic links
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-l, --link
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link files instead of copying
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-L, --dereference
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always follow symbolic links
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-p
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same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps
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--preserve[=ATTR_LIST]
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preserve the specified attributes (default:
mode,ownership,timestamps) and security contexts, if possible
additional attributes: links, all
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--no-preserve=ATTR_LIST
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don’t preserve the specified attributes
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--parents
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append source path to DIRECTORY
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-P
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same as ‘--no-dereference’
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-R, -r, --recursive
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copy directories recursively
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--remove-destination
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remove each existing destination file before
attempting to open it (contrast with --force)
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--reply={yes,no,query}
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specify how to handle the prompt about an
existing destination file
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--sparse=WHEN
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control creation of sparse files
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--strip-trailing-slashes remove any trailing slashes from each SOURCE
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argument
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-s, --symbolic-link
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make symbolic links instead of copying
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-S, --suffix=SUFFIX
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override the usual backup suffix
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--target-directory=DIRECTORY
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move all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY
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-u, --update
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copy only when the SOURCE file is newer
than the destination file or when the
destination file is missing
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-v, --verbose
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explain what is being done
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-x, --one-file-system
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stay on this file system
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--help
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display this help and exit
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-Z, --context=CONTEXT
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set security context of copy to CONTEXT
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--version
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output version information and exit
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By default, sparse SOURCE files are detected by a crude heuristic and the
corresponding DEST file is made sparse as well. That is the behavior
selected by --sparse=auto. Specify --sparse=always to create a sparse DEST
file whenever the SOURCE file contains a long enough sequence of zero bytes.
Use --sparse=never to inhibit creation of sparse files.
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The backup suffix is ‘~’, unless set with --suffix or SIMPLE_BACKUP_SUFFIX.
The version control method may be selected via the --backup option or through
the VERSION_CONTROL environment variable. Here are the values:
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none, off
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never make backups (even if --backup is given)
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numbered, t
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make numbered backups
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existing, nil
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numbered if numbered backups exist, simple otherwise
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simple, never
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always make simple backups
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As a special case, cp makes a backup of SOURCE when the force and backup
options are given and SOURCE and DEST are the same name for an existing,
regular file.