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	1 .Dd April 22, 2025
	2 .Dt CP 1
	3 .Os sbase
	4 .Sh NAME
	5 .Nm cp
	6 .Nd copy files and directories
	7 .Sh SYNOPSIS
	8 .Nm
	9 .Op Fl afipv
	10 .Oo
	11 .Fl R
	12 .Op Fl H \| L \| P
	13 .Oc
	14 .Ar source ...
	15 .Ar dest
	16 .Sh DESCRIPTION
	17 .Nm
	18 copies
	19 .Ar source
	20 to
	21 .Ar dest .
	22 If more than one
	23 .Ar source
	24 is given
	25 .Ar dest
	26 has to be a directory.
	27 .Sh OPTIONS
	28 .Bl -tag -width Ds
	29 .It Fl a
	30 Preserve block devices, character devices, sockets and FIFOs.
	31 Implies
	32 .Fl p ,
	33 .Fl P
	34 and
	35 .Fl R .
	36 .It Fl f
	37 If an existing
	38 .Ar dest
	39 cannot be opened, remove it and try again.
	40 .It Fl i
	41 Interactive prompt before overwrite.
	42 .It Fl p
	43 Preserve mode, timestamp and permissions.
	44 .It Fl v
	45 Write "'source' -> 'dest'" for each
	46 .Ar source
	47 to stdout.
	48 .It Fl H
	49 Dereference
	50 .Ar source
	51 if it is a symbolic link.
	52 .It Fl L
	53 Dereference all symbolic links.
	54 This is the default without
	55 .Fl R .
	56 .It Fl P
	57 Preserve symbolic links.
	58 This is the default with
	59 .Fl R .
	60 .It Fl R
	61 Traverse directories recursively.
	62 If this flag is not specified, directories are not copied.
	63 .El
	64 .Sh SEE ALSO
	65 .Xr mv 1
	66 .Sh STANDARDS
	67 POSIX.1-2013.
	68 .Pp
	69 The
	70 .Op Fl av
	71 flags are an extension to that specification.