Cp

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cp let's you copy files and directories.

common usage

Recursively copy the files and directories from souce to dest, preserving ownerships and permissions.

$ cp -rp source dest

If source and dest are on the same volume, you can create new hard links instead of new copies of the files:

$ cp -rpl source dest

see also

man cp
rsync