Need Help! How to copy files?

[kelvin490]

I have to work in terminal but I don't know the command of copying files from one folder to another.

e.g from /share/ParaDiS.v2.3.5.1 to /home/newfolder

what should I type?

Thank you

[dasan]

only one file or folder as it is

cp is the command to copy

cp /share/ParaDiS.v2.3.5.1/file name /home/newfolder/filename

OR

cp -R /share/ParaDiS.v2.3.5.1 /home/newfolder

will also work i think

man cp for more about cp

[kelvin490]

only one file or folder as it is

cp is the command to copy

cp /share/ParaDiS.v2.3.5.1/file name /home/newfolder/filename

OR

cp -R /share/ParaDiS.v2.3.5.1 /home/newfolder

will also work i think

man cp for more about cp

Very useful, Thanks man

[NoFriends]

cp /home/user/filename /home/user/newlocation/

or

from different machines.

make sure your logged into the machine you want the file on.

scp user@lmachinename:/home/user/filename .

[oldos2er]

If you know what you want to do but are unsure of the exact command, use apropos
apropos copy will spit out every type of "copy" command including the one you want (cp).