.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)