CP(1)			 HP-UX 5.0			 CP(1)

     NAME
	  cp, ln, mv - copy, link or move files

     SYNOPSIS
	  cp file1 [ file2 ...] target
	  ln [ -f ] [ -s ] file1 [ file2 ...] target
	  mv [ -f ] file1 [ file2 ...] target

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
	  Level:    HP-UX/NUCLEUS

	  Origin:   System V

	  Native Language Support:
		    8-bit file names, customs, messages

     DESCRIPTION
	  File1	 is  copied  (linked,  moved)  to  target.   Under  no
	  circumstance	can  file1  and	 target be the same (take care
	  when using sh(1) metacharacters).  If target is a directory,
	  then	one  or	 more files are copied (linked, moved) to that
	  directory.  If two or more files are specified  for  any  of
	  these	 commands (not counting target), then target must be a
	  directory.  If target is a file, its contents are destroyed.

	  If mv or ln determines  that	the  mode  of  target  forbids
	  writing, it will ask permission to overwrite the file.  This
	  is done by printing the mode (see chmod(2)) followed by  the
	  first letters for the words yes and no in the current native
	  language, asking for a response, and	reading	 the  standard
	  input	 for one line.	If the line (which you type in) begins
	  with the first  of  the  choices  displayed,	the  operation
	  occurs,  if  permissable;  if	 not,  the  command exits.  No
	  questions are asked and the mv or ln is  done	 when  the  -f
	  option is used or if the standard input is not a terminal.

	  Only mv will allow file1 to be a directory,  in  which  case
	  the  directory rename will occur only if the two directories
	  have the same parent; file1 is renamed target. If file1 is a
	  file	and  target  is a link to another file with links, the
	  other links remain and target	 becomes  a  new  file.	  When
	  using	 cp,  if  target  is not a file, a new file is created
	  which has the same mode as file1 except that the sticky  bit
	  is not set unless you are super-user; the owner and group of
	  target are those of the user.	 If target is a file,  copying
	  a  file  into	 target	 does  not change its mode, owner, nor
	  group.  The last  modification  time	of  target  (and  last
	  access  time,	 if  target did not exist) and the last access
	  time of file1 are set to the time the	 copy  was  made.   If
	  target is a link to a file, all links remain and the file is
	  changed.
	  You cannot use mv to perform the following operations:

	       rename either the  current  working  directory  or  its
	       parent directory using the "." or ".." notation;

	       rename a directory such that its new name is  the  same
	       as the name of a file contained in that directory.

     SEE ALSO
	  cpio(1), link(1M), rm(1), chmod(2).

     BUGS
	  If file1 and target lie on different file systems,  mv  must
	  copy	the  file  and	delete the original.  In this case the
	  owner becomes that of the copying process  and  any  linking
	  relationship with other files is lost.

	  Ln cannot not create hard links across file systems.

	  You cannot use mv to rename a directory when its  name  ends
	  in a slash (/).