# cp Copy files. ## Usage ```shell > cp {flags} ``` ## Parameters * `` the place to copy from * `` the place to copy to ## Flags * -h, --help: Display this help message * -r, --recursive: copy recursively through subdirectories ## Examples Copy myfile to dir_b ```shell > cp myfile dir_b ``` Recursively copy dir_a to dir_b ```shell > cp -r dir_a dir_b ```