The UNIX cp command is used to move ('copy') files from one subdirectory to another OR to make duplicate copies of a file with separate names. The basic syntax is

cp file1 file2

where file1 is the existing file and file2 is the destination.

cp /users/guest/msmith/mystuff/example1 smithexample (copies the file 'example1' from the 'mystuff' subdirectory in msmith's account and saves it as 'smithexample')

cp another /users/guest/msmith/mystuff/example2 (copies the file 'another' to the subdirectory 'mystuff' in msmith's account and saves it as 'example2')

cp another yetanother (makes a duplicate copy of 'another' and saves it as 'yetanother', in the same subdirectory)