cp

Question 1

cp

Answer 1

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

Question 2

cp

• a
• attributes-only

–backup[=CONTROL]

• b
• d
• f

Answer 2

• a, –archive, Same as -dR –preserve=ALL
• attributes-only, Don’t copy file data, just the attributes.

–backup[=CONTROL], Make a backup of each existing destination file.

• b, Like –backup but does not accept an argument.
• d, Same as –no-deference –preserve=links
• f, –force, If an existing destination file cannot be opened, remove it and try again.

Question 3

cp

• i
• n
• v
• r, -R
• u

Answer 3

• i, –interactive, Prompt before overwrite.
• n, –no-clobber, Do not overwrite an existing file.
• v, –verbose, Explain what is being done.
• r, -R, –recursive, Copy directories recursively.
• u, –update, Copy only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file.

Question 4

cp

• s
• l
• p
• P

–sparse

Answer 4

• s, –symbolic-link, Make symbolic links instead of copying.
• l, –link, Hard link files instead of copying.
• p, Same as –preserve=mode, ownership, timestamps.
• P, –no-deference, Never follow symbolic links.

–sparse=WHEN, Control creation of sparse files.