cp command in Linux with examples
cp stands for copy. This command is used to copy files or group of files or directory. It creates an exact image of a file on a disk with different file name. cp command require at least two filenames in its arguments.
Type Of Transfer :
1. File to Directory
Example 1.1 : file to directory in present directory
Example 1.2 : I am somewhere else but we can transfer file to directory using location also
Example 1.3 : I am somewhere else but we can transfer file to directory using location also
2. Directory to directory
Example 2.1 : I am somewhere else but we can transfer file to directory using location also
Example 2.1 : I am somewhere else but we can transfer file to directory using location also
3. Content Transfer : file to file
3.1 Overwrite mode : Delete previous data
3.2 Append mode : Preserve previous data
the cp command is not typically used for appending data to an existing file. The cp command is usually used to copy files from one location to another
Example 3.2.1 to append the data form one file to another
