Supported by: ACS
You can duplicate a file, retaining the original and obtaining a second copy of it. The new file can use the same name if the two copies reside in different directories, or it can use a new name.
To copy a file, enter the following command at a UNIX prompt:
cp oldfile newfile
replacing oldfile with the name of the original file, and replacing newfile with the name you want to give to the copy.
There is an on line manual page. To read it, enter the command man cp at a UNIX prompt.
For general information about working with files, refer to Memo RPI.113, Using UNIX: The Rensselaer Computing System (RCS).
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