V1/man/man1/cp.1

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NAME          cp -- copy

SYNOPSIS      cp file12 file12 file21 file22 ...

DESCRIPTION   Files are taken in pairs; the first is opened for reading,
              the second created mode 17. Then the first is copied into
              the second.

FILES

SEE ALSO      cat, pr

DIAGNOSTICS   Error returns are checked at every system call, and
              appropriate diagnostics are produced.

BUGS          The second file should be created in the mode of the first.

              A directory convention as used in mv should be adopted to cp.

OWNER         ken, dmr