From b76270bf9e6dd375e495fec92140a79a79415d27 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick J Volkerding Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 08:58:23 +0000 Subject: Slackware 13.1 Wed May 19 08:58:23 UTC 2010 Slackware 13.1 x86_64 stable is released! Lots of thanks are due -- see the RELEASE_NOTES and the rest of the ChangeLog for credits. The ISOs are on their way to replication, a 6 CD-ROM 32-bit set and a dual-sided 32-bit/64-bit x86/x86_64 DVD. We are taking pre-orders now at store.slackware.com, and offering a discount if you sign up for a subscription. Consider picking up a copy to help support the project. Thanks again to the Slackware community for testing, contributing, and generally holding us to a high level of quality. :-) Enjoy! --- misc/slackbook/html/file-commands-copymove.html | 166 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 166 insertions(+) create mode 100644 misc/slackbook/html/file-commands-copymove.html (limited to 'misc/slackbook/html/file-commands-copymove.html') diff --git a/misc/slackbook/html/file-commands-copymove.html b/misc/slackbook/html/file-commands-copymove.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ddb7179a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/slackbook/html/file-commands-copymove.html @@ -0,0 +1,166 @@ + + + + +Copy and Move + + + + + + + + + +
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10.5 Copy +and Move

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10.5.1 cp

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cp(1) copies files. DOS users will notice its similarity to +the copy command. There are many options for cp , so you should have a look at the man page before using it.

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A common use is to use cp to copy a file from one location to +another. For example:

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This copies the hejaz file from the current directory to the +/tmp directory.

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Many users prefer to keep the timestamps preserved, as in this example:

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This ensures that the timestamps are not modified in the copy.

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To recursively copy the contents of a directory to another directory, you would issue +this command:

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That will copy the mydir directory to the /tmp directory.

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Also if you wish to copy a directory or a file and keep all it's old permissions and +time stamps and keep it exactly the same use cp -p.

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+% ls -l file
+-rw-r--r--    1 root     vlad            4 Jan  1 15:27 file
+% cp -p file /tmp
+% ls -l /tmp/file
+-rw-r--r--    1 root     vlad            4 Jan  1 15:27 file
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cp has many more options that are discussed in detail in the +online manual page.

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10.5.2 mv

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mv(1) moves files from one place to another. Sounds simple +enough doesn't it?

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mv has a few useful command line options that are detailed in +the man page. In practice, mv is almost never used with +commandline options.

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