copy a file in terminal in linux code example

Example 1: copy file in linux command line

cp [OPTION] Source Destination
cp [OPTION] Source Directory
cp [OPTION] Source-1 Source-2 Source-3 Source-n Directory

Example 2: copy and paste file in linux shell

# use cp for copy pasting BOTH files and folders in linux shell
cp source_file target_file
cp source_dir target_dir