# svn cp (local paths) equivalent

2 messages from 2009-04-23 to 2009-04-23. Participants: Lachlan Deck, Deskin Miller.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/19016

## Lachlan Deck, 2009-04-23 06:03

Subject: svn cp (local paths) equivalent
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Hi there,

just a quick question: in svn you can cp a file or dir within your  
checkout. Is there an equivalent in git?
Thanks.

with regards,
--

Lachlan Deck

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## Deskin Miller, 2009-04-23 06:09

Subject: Re: svn cp (local paths) equivalent
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 23:03, Lachlan Deck <lachlan.deck@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> just a quick question: in svn you can cp a file or dir within your checkout.
> Is there an equivalent in git?

$ cp file file-copy
$ git add file-copy

It works with directories too.

Deskin Miller

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