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NAME            cp -- copy
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SYNOPSIS        cp\b\b__ file\e91\e8 file\e92\e8
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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.
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If file\e92\e8 is a directory, then the target 
file is a file in that directory with the file-name
of file\e91\e8.
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FILES           --
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SEE ALSO        cat(I), pr(I), mv(I)
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DIAGNOSTICS     Error returns are
checked at every system call, and
appropriate diagnostics are produced.
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BUGS            Copying
a file onto itself destroys its contents.