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57 .Ar file1 ... fileN directory
66 The file(s) are copied
67 to the target file or directory.
68 If the destination is a directory, then the
72 with its original filename.
73 If the target file already exists, it is
81 An alternate backup suffix may be specified via the
85 The options are as follows:
86 .Bl -tag -width indent
88 Back up any existing files before overwriting them by renaming
93 for specifying a different backup suffix.
97 as the backup suffix if
102 If the target file already exists and the files are the same,
103 then don't change the modification time of the target.
106 This is actually the default.
109 option is only included for backwards compatibility.
112 Missing parent directories are created as required.
114 Specify the target's file flags; see
116 for a list of possible flags and their meanings.
119 A numeric GID is allowed.
124 Specify an alternate mode.
125 The default mode is set to rwxr-xr-x (0755).
126 The specified mode may be either an octal or symbolic value; see
128 for a description of possible mode values.
131 A numeric UID is allowed.
133 Preserve the modification time.
134 Copy the file, as if the
136 (compare and copy) option is specified,
137 except if the target file doesn't already exist or is different,
138 then preserve the modification time of the file.
143 unlinks an existing target before installing the new file.
146 flag a temporary file is used and then renamed to be
148 The reason this is safer is that if the copy or
149 rename fails, the existing target is left untouched.
154 to strip binaries so that
156 can be portable over a large
157 number of systems and binary types.
162 showing files as they are installed or backed up.
167 preserves all file flags, with the exception of the
173 utility attempts to prevent moving a file onto itself.
177 creates an empty file.
181 .Bl -tag -width INS@XXXX -compact
185 option is specified, or the
189 option is used in conjuction with the
191 option, temporary files named
197 are created in the target directory.
202 moved files by default.
203 The default was changed to copy in
220 Temporary files may be left in the target directory if
224 File flags cannot be set by
226 over a NFS filesystem. Other filesystems do not have a concept of flags.
229 utility will only warn when flags could not be set on a filesystem
230 that does not support them.
236 falsely says a file is copied when