.TH CP 1 sbase\-VERSION .SH NAME cp \- copy files and directories .SH SYNOPSIS .B cp .RB [ \-r ] .I file .RI [ name ] .P .B cp .RB [ \-r ] .RI [ file ...] .RI [ directory ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B cp copies a given file, naming it the given name. If multiple files are listed they will be copied into the given directory. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-r copies directories recursively. If this flag is not specified, directories are not copied.