Cp

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Copy symbolic link

• Stackoverflow: How to copy symbolic links?

Copying a symbolically linked file with the cp command copies the linked file. To copy the link file itself, use the -P option.

cp vs install

For why to use the install command instead of the cp command, see install#cp vs install.

See also

• install