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CP(1)                                                                    CP(1)
NAME
       cp - copy
SYNOPSIS
       cp file1 file2
       cp file ... directory
DESCRIPTION
       File1  is copied onto file2.  The mode and owner of file2 are preserved
       if it already existed; the mode of the source file is used otherwise.
       In the second form, one or more files are  copied  into  the  directory
       with their original file-names.
       Cp refuses to copy a file onto itself.
SEE ALSO
       cat(1), pr(1), mv(1)
                                                                         CP(1)