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Copy file and directory subtrees - cp
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This article explains about cp command with an example in unix.
cp command is used to copy file and directory subtrees in unix.
Syntax of cp Command
cp [- options] oldfile newfile
Examples of cp Command
Example 1 : Copy file1 to new or existing new_file
cp file1 new_file
Example 2 : Copy file1 to existing directory
cp file1 destination_directory
Example 3 : To create a zero-length file
cp /dev/null file
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