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The cp command is used to copy one or more source files or directories to a specified destination file or directory. It can copy a single source file into a specific file with a specified filename or into an existing directory. cp command also supports copying multiple files at the same time. When copying multiple files at once, the target file parameter must be an existing directory, otherwise an error will occur.

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syntax

# cp [options….] source(s) destination

Alternatively, you can use the Advanced Copy command, which displays a progress bar when copying large files or folders.

Take a look at the following commands. Usually you use two different commands to copy the same file into different folders:

# cp -v /home/aaronkilik/bin/sys_info.sh /home/aaronkilik/test# cp -v /home/aaronkilik/bin/sys_info.sh /home/aaronkilik/tmp

cp shortcut command: copy files to multiple directories cp shortcut command: copy files to multiple directories

Suppose you want to copy a particular file into five or more folders. Does that mean you have to type cp five or more times?

To get around this problem, you can use cp with echo, pipes, and xargs:

# echo /home/aaronkilik/test/ /home/aaronkilik/tmp | xargs -n 1 cp -v /home/aaronkilik/bin/sys_info.sh

In the above command, the path to the directory (dir1, dir2, dir3…dirN) is piped into the xargs command, meaning:

1.- n 1 -Tells xargs to use at most one argument per command line and send it to cp. 2.cp-Used to copy files. 3.- v-Enable detailed mode to show more copy details. cp shortcut command: copy files to multiple directories cp shortcut command: copy files to multiple directories

Try reading the man pages of cp, echo, and xargs for all the useful and advanced usage information:

$ man cp$ man echo$ man xargs

That's it. You can send us questions or feedback about the topic in the comments section below. You can also read about the progress command to help monitor the progress of running (cp, mv, dd, tar, etc.).

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