cp(1)
copies files. DOS users will notice its similarity to the copy command.
There are many options for cp, so you should have a
look at the man page before using it.
A common use is to use cp to copy a file from one
location to another. For example:
This copies the hejaz file from the current directory to the
/tmp directory.
Many users prefer to keep the timestamps preserved, as in this example:
This ensures that the timestamps are not modified in the copy.
To recursively copy the contents of a directory to another directory, you
would issue this command:
That will copy the adirectory
directory to the /tmp directory.
cp has many more options that are discussed in
detail in the online manual page.