cp¶

Copy files and directories.

Synopsis¶

tofu cp <source...> <destination> [flags]

Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--recursive`	`-r`	Copy directories recursively	`false`
`--force`	`-f`	Remove destination file if cannot open, then retry	`false`
`--interactive`	`-i`	Prompt before overwriting	`false`
`--no-clobber`	`-n`	Do not overwrite an existing file	`false`
`--verbose`	`-v`	Explain what is being done	`false`
`--preserve`	`-p`	Preserve mode, ownership, and timestamps	`false`

Copy a file:

tofu cp source.txt dest.txt

Copy file to directory:

tofu cp file.txt /path/to/directory/

Copy multiple files:

tofu cp file1.txt file2.txt /destination/

Copy directory recursively:

tofu cp -r source_dir/ dest_dir/

Preserve file attributes:

tofu cp -p important.txt backup.txt

Interactive mode:

tofu cp -i source.txt dest.txt

Verbose output:

tofu cp -v file.txt backup/
# Output: 'file.txt' -> 'backup/file.txt'