.th CP I 2/8/75 .sh NAME cp \*- copy .sh SYNOPSIS .bd cp file1 file2 .sh 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. .s3 If .it file2 is a directory, then the target file is a file in that directory with the file-name of .it file1. .s3 It is forbidden to copy a file onto itself. .sh "SEE ALSO" cat (I), pr (I), mv (I) .sh BUGS