[Command Detail] File management

Copy command: CP

CP [OPTION] ... [-T] SOURCE DEST

CP [OPTION] ... SOURCE ... DIRECTORY

CP [OPTION] ...-t DIRECTORY SOURCE ...

CP SRC DEST

src is a file:

If the target does not exist: Creates a new dest and fills the contents of SRC into the dest;

If the directory exists:

If Dest is a file: overwrites the contents of SRC into the dest;

It is recommended to use the-I option for the CP command;

If Dest is a directory: Create a new file with the same name as the original file under Dest, and populate the contents of SRC with the new file;

CP SRC ... DEST

SRC ... : Multiple Files

dest must exist and be directory, other situations will be error;

CP SRC DEST

src is the directory:

use option at this time:-R

If Dest does not exist: creates the specified directory and copies all files in the SRC directory to dest;

if dest exists:

If Dest is a file: Error

If Dest is a directory:

Common options:

-I: Interactive

-R,-r: recursively copy directories and all internal content;

-A: archive, equivalent to-DR--preserv=all

-d:--no-dereference--preserv=links

--preserv[=attr_list]

Mode: Permissions

ownership: Belong to the main group

Timestamp:

Links

xattr

Context

All

-P:--preserv=mode,ownership,timestamp

-V:--verbose

-F:--force

Mv:move, moving files

MV [OPTION] ... [-T] SOURCE DEST

MV [OPTION] ... SOURCE ... DIRECTORY

MV [OPTION] ...-t DIRECTORY SOURCE ...

Common options:

-I: Interactive

-F: Mandatory

Rm:remove, deleting

rm [OPTION] ... FILE ...

Common options:

-I: Interactive

-F: Force delete

-R: Recursive

RM-RF

[Command Detail] File management