usr/man/man1/cp.1

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