COPY command in Linux

You can copy files from one directory to another directory using command prompt window .The following commands used to copying the files


"cp" --->Copies files from one location to another.


cp sourceDirectory desinationDirectory

"cp test.txt desinationDirectory"

         Copies test.txt in the current directory to the desinationDirectory directory.

"cp /home/public/test.txt /home/public/backup/test.html"

         Copies the test.txt file in the public directory into the public/backup directory as test.html The files are identical however have different names.

"cp *.txt desinationDirectory"

        Copy all files ending in .txt into the desinationDirectory directory.

"cp -r /home/public/files/* /home/public/backup"

         Copies all the files, directories, and subdirectories in the files directory into the backup directory.

"yes | cp /home/public/test/* /home/public/target"

         Copies all the files and subdirectories in test into the target directory. If files with the same name exist or it's prompted to overwrite the file it answers yes.