CentOS cp command
 

Hello, i am a CentOS newbie and i am studying about cp command.

i wanna know what is the differences between the command

and ?

i need fast reply. thanks.

cp is part of the coreutils package found on all Linux distributions and is therefore not specific to CentOS.

You can get information about commands by reading their man (for "manual") pages, e.g.

which will tell you what the -v option is for:

-v, --verbose
explain what is being done

Also, please don't say you need a reply quickly. This is a volunteer site and no questions are more important than any other.

Is the quickest way to get the answer you require.

cp -p

-p preserve

when using this option, cp makes sure that attributes of the file, such as owners
and permissions, are copied as well

you can try it on your CLI and check the difference.