cp -p command in ubuntu

Question

set series = usno
if ( ! -e ut1.${series}  ) \cp -p ~/gg/tables/ut1.${series}  .

I'm trying to grasp a script. I need to know that what cp -p command works in this script?

Read the manpage man cp..it is described precisely there..also your script has many issues.... — heemayl, May 26 '15 at 15:21
from man cp: p or --preserve: preserve the specified attributes — Ron, May 26 '15 at 15:24

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 26 '15 at 15:24

From the cp manpage:

--preserve[=ATTR_LIST]
       preserve the specified attributes (default: mode,ownership,time‐
       stamps), if  possible  additional  attributes:  context,  links,
       xattr, all

-p     same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps

In other words, it will preserve more metadata than it would by default.

cp -p command in ubuntu

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