If you’ve encountered the command cp megalink link in a terminal or scripting context, you might be confused — especially since megalink isn’t a standard Unix/Linux file or command. Let’s break down what this likely refers to and how to use cp correctly.
If you're in a directory where you have a file named megalink.txt and you want to copy it to a directory named links, and assuming you're using a terminal: cp megalink link
cp megalink.txt links
This command would copy megalink.txt into the links directory. If you’ve encountered the command cp megalink link
Some versions of cp (Linux) support --link as an alias for -l: This command would copy megalink
cp --link original copy # Creates a hard link, no extra disk usage
This is not cp megalink link.