BSD 4_3_Net_2 release

[unix-history] / usr / src / bin / cp / cp.1

diff --git a/usr/src/bin/cp/cp.1 b/usr/src/bin/cp/cp.1
index 4c09807..42f8d6e 100644 (file)
--- a/usr/src/bin/cp/cp.1
+++ b/usr/src/bin/cp/cp.1
@@ -1,23 +1,40 @@
 .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"

-.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted provided
-.\" that: (1) source distributions retain this entire copyright notice and
-.\" comment, and (2) distributions including binaries display the following
-.\" acknowledgement:  ``This product includes software developed by the
-.\" University of California, Berkeley and its contributors'' in the
-.\" documentation or other materials provided with the distribution and in
-.\" all advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software.
-.\" Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may
-.\" be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without
-.\" specific prior written permission.
-.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
-.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
+.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

 .\"
 .\"

-.\"     @(#)cp.1       6.11 (Berkeley) 7/24/90
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
+.\"    must display the following acknowledgement:
+.\"    This product includes software developed by the University of
+.\"    California, Berkeley and its contributors.
+.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
+.\"    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+.\"    without specific prior written permission.

 .\"
 .\"

-.Dd July 24, 1990
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)cp.1        6.15 (Berkeley) 7/30/91
+.\"
+.Dd July 30, 1991

 .Dt CP 1
 .Os BSD 4
 .Sh NAME
 .Dt CP 1
 .Os BSD 4
 .Sh NAME


@@ -48,8 +65,20 @@ If
 detects an attempt to copy a file to itself, the copy will fail.
 .Pp
 The following options are available:
 detects an attempt to copy a file to itself, the copy will fail.
 .Pp
 The following options are available:

-.Tw Ds
-.Tp Fl f
+.Bl -tag -width flag
+.It Fl R
+If
+.Ar source_file
+designates a directory,
+.Nm cp
+copies the directory and the entire subtree connected at that point.
+This option also causes symbolic links to be copied, rather than
+indirected through, and for
+.Nm cp
+to create special files rather than copying them as normal files.
+Created directories have the same mode as the corresponding source
+directory, unmodified by the process' umask.
+.It Fl f

 For each existing destination pathname, remove it and
 create a new file, without prompting for confirmation
 regardless of its permissions.
 For each existing destination pathname, remove it and
 create a new file, without prompting for confirmation
 regardless of its permissions.


@@ -58,14 +87,14 @@ regardless of its permissions.
 option is ignored if the
 .Fl f
 option is specified.)
 option is ignored if the
 .Fl f
 option is specified.)

-.Tp Fl h
+.It Fl h

 Forces
 .Nm cp
 to follow symbolic links.
 Provided for the
 .Fl R
 option which does not follow symbolic links by default.
 Forces
 .Nm cp
 to follow symbolic links.
 Provided for the
 .Fl R
 option which does not follow symbolic links by default.

-.Tp Fl i
+.It Fl i

 Causes
 .Nm cp
 to write a prompt to standard error before copying a file that would
 Causes
 .Nm cp
 to write a prompt to standard error before copying a file that would


@@ -73,7 +102,7 @@ overwrite an existing file.
 If the response from the standard input begins with the character
 .Sq Li y ,
 the file is copied if permissions allow the copy.
 If the response from the standard input begins with the character
 .Sq Li y ,
 the file is copied if permissions allow the copy.

-.Tp Fl p
+.It Fl p

 Causes
 .Nm cp
 to preserve in the copy as many of the modification time, access time,
 Causes
 .Nm cp
 to preserve in the copy as many of the modification time, access time,


@@ -92,19 +121,7 @@ If the source file has both the set user ID and set group ID bits
 on and either the user ID or group ID cannot be preserved, neither
 the set user ID or set group ID bits are preserved in the copy's
 permissions.
 on and either the user ID or group ID cannot be preserved, neither
 the set user ID or set group ID bits are preserved in the copy's
 permissions.

-.Tp Fl R
-If
-.Ar source_file
-designates a directory,
-.Nm cp
-copies the directory and the entire subtree connected at that point.
-This option also causes symbolic links to be copied, rather than
-indirected through, and for
-.Nm cp
-to create special files rather than copying them as normal files.
-Created directories have the same mode as the corresponding source
-directory, unmodified by the process' umask.
-.Tp
+.El

 .Pp
 For each destination file that already exists, its contents are
 overwritten if permissions allow, but its mode, user ID, and group
 .Pp
 For each destination file that already exists, its contents are
 overwritten if permissions allow, but its mode, user ID, and group


@@ -112,7 +129,7 @@ ID are unchanged.
 .Pp
 If the destination file does not exist, the mode of the source file is
 used as modified by the file mode creation mask
 .Pp
 If the destination file does not exist, the mode of the source file is
 used as modified by the file mode creation mask

-.Pf \&( Ic umask ,
+.Pf ( Ic umask ,

 see
 .Xr csh 1 ) .
 If the source file has its set user ID bit on, that bit is removed
 see
 .Xr csh 1 ) .
 If the source file has its set user ID bit on, that bit is removed


@@ -135,9 +152,10 @@ exits 0 on success, >0 if an error occurred.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mv 1 ,
 .Xr rcp 1 ,
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mv 1 ,
 .Xr rcp 1 ,

-.Xr umask 2 ,
-.Xr csh 1
+.Xr umask 2

 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm cp
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm cp

-command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
+command is expected to be
+.St -p1003.2
+compatible.