09-23-2008
look at the man pages
man cp
e.g.
cp -rp <sourcedir> <destdir>
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gnomevfs-copy
gnomevfs-copy(1) User Commands gnomevfs-copy(1)
NAME
gnomevfs-copy - copy a file from one VFS location to another
SYNOPSIS
gnomevfs-copy source-URI destination-URI
DESCRIPTION
gnomevfs-copy is obsolete. It has been superseded by gvfs-copy. See gvfs-copy(1).
gnomevfs-copy copies a file from one URI location to another, using the virtual file system.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
source-URI Specifies the source file location in standard URI format.
destination-URI Specifies the destination file or directory location in standard URI format.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Copying a File From a Web Server to a Local File
example% gnomevfs-copy http://www.sun.com file:///home/user/index.html
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnomevfs-copy Executable to copy a file from one VFS location to another
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-vfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Obsolete Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gnomevfs-cat(1), gnomevfs-info(1), gnomevfs-ls(1), gnomevfs-mkdir(1), gvfs-copy(1), attributes(5), environ(5)
NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.11 14 May 2008 gnomevfs-copy(1)