From ba92cdcc4b2b19da23ee7e9c9d581fb8d36bb127 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Danny Kim Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2020 05:19:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] cp: replace ambiguous text (#4223) --- pages/common/cp.md | 10 +++++----- pages/linux/cp.md | 12 ++++++------ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/pages/common/cp.md b/pages/common/cp.md index 2806b2bba..6dba3ad43 100644 --- a/pages/common/cp.md +++ b/pages/common/cp.md @@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ - Copy a file to another location: -`cp {{path/to/file.ext}} {{path/to/copy.ext}}` +`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_file.ext}}` - Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename: -`cp {{path/to/file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}` +`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}` - Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it): -`cp -R {{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/copy}}` +`cp -R {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` - Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied): -`cp -vR {{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/copy}}` +`cp -vR {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` - Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting): @@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ - Dereference symbolic links before copying: -`cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/copy}}` +`cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` diff --git a/pages/linux/cp.md b/pages/linux/cp.md index aa87de625..ede074ec3 100644 --- a/pages/linux/cp.md +++ b/pages/linux/cp.md @@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ - Copy a file to another location: -`cp {{path/to/file.ext}} {{path/to/copy.ext}}` +`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_file.ext}}` - Copy a file into another directory, keeping the filename: -`cp {{path/to/file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}` +`cp {{path/to/source_file.ext}} {{path/to/target_parent_directory}}` - Recursively copy a directory's contents to another location (if the destination exists, the directory is copied inside it): -`cp -r {{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/copy}}` +`cp -r {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` - Copy a directory recursively, in verbose mode (shows files as they are copied): -`cp -vr {{path/to/directory}} {{path/to/copy}}` +`cp -vr {{path/to/source_directory}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` - Copy text files to another location, in interactive mode (prompts user before overwriting): @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ - Dereference symbolic links before copying: -`cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/copy}}` +`cp -L {{link}} {{path/to/target_directory}}` - Use the full path of source files, creating any missing intermediate directories when copying: -`cp --parents {{source/path/to/file}} {{path/to/copy}}` +`cp --parents {{source/path/to/file}} {{path/to/target_file}}`