--backup[=CONTROL]
       make a backup of each existing destination file

-b     like --backup but does not accept an argument

-c     (ignored)

-C, --compare
       compare  each  pair  of  source  and  destination  files,  and  in  some  cases, do not modify the
       destination at all

-d, --directory
       treat all arguments as directory names; create all components of the specified directories

-D     create all leading components of DEST except the last, then copy SOURCE to DEST

-g, --group=GROUP
       set group ownership, instead of process' current group

-m, --mode=MODE
       set permission mode (as in chmod), instead of rwxr-xr-x

-o, --owner=OWNER
       set ownership (super-user only)

-p, --preserve-timestamps
       apply access/modification times of SOURCE files to corresponding destination files

-s, --strip
       strip symbol tables

--strip-program=PROGRAM
       program used to strip binaries

-S, --suffix=SUFFIX
       override the usual backup suffix

-t, --target-directory=DIRECTORY
       copy all SOURCE arguments into DIRECTORY

-T, --no-target-directory
       treat DEST as a normal file

-v, --verbose
       print the name of each directory as it is created

--preserve-context
       preserve SELinux security context

-Z, --context=CONTEXT
       set SELinux security context of files and directories

--help display this help and exit

--version
       output version information and exit