CP(I) 1/24/73 CP(I) NAME cp - copy SYNOPSIS cp file1 file2 DESCRIPTION The first file is copied onto the second. The mode and owner of the target file are preserved if it already existed; the mode of the source file is used otherwise. If file2 is a directory, then the target file is a file in that directory with the file-name of file1. SEE ALSO cat(I), pr(I), mv(I) BUGS Copying a file onto itself destroys its contents.