#compdef cp gcp if _pick_variant gnu=GNU unix --version; then _arguments -s -S \ '(-a --archive)'{-a,--archive}'[archive mode, same as -dR --preserve=all]' \ "--attributes-only[don't copy file data, just attributes]" \ '(-b --backup)-b[backup]' \ '(-b --backup)--backup=-[backup each destination file]::method:(none off numbered t existing nil simple never)' \ '--copy-contents[copy contents of special files when recursive]' \ '-d[same as --no-dereference --preserve=links]' \ '(-f --force)'{-f,--force}'[remove and retry for destinations that cannot be opened]' \ '(-i --interactive -n --no-clobber)'{-i,--interactive}'[prompt before overwrite]' \ '-H[follow command-line symbolic links]' \ '(-l --link)'{-l,--link}'[link files instead of copying]' \ '(-L --dereference)'{-L,--dereference}'[always follow symbolic links]' \ '(-n --no-clobber -i --interactive)'{-n,--no-clobber}"[don't overwrite an existing file]" \ '(-P --no-dereference)'{-P,--no-dereference}'[never follow symbolic links]' \ '-p[same as --preserve=mode,ownership,timestamps]' \ '--preserve=-[preserve specified attributes]:: :_values -s , attribute mode timestamps ownership links context xattr all' \ "--no-preserve=[don't preserve specified attributes]: :_values -s , attribute mode timestamps ownership links context xattr all" \ '--parents[append source path to target directory]' \ '(-R -r --recursive)'{-R,-r,--recursive}'[copy directories recursively]' \ '--reflink=-[control clone/CoW copies]::when to perform a lightweight copy:(always auto)' \ '--remove-destination[remove each existing destination file before attempting to open it]' \ '--sparse=[control creation of sparse files]:when to create sparse files:(auto always never)' \ '--strip-trailing-slashes[remove any trailing slashes from each source argument]' \ '(-s --symbolic-link)'{-s,--symbolic-link}'[make symbolic links instead of copies of non-directories]' \ '(-S --suffix)'{-S+,--suffix=}'[override the usual backup suffix]:backup suffix' \ '(-t --target-directory)'{-t+,--target-directory=}'[copy all source arguments into target directory]:target directory:_files -/' \ '(-T --no-target-directory)'{-T,--no-target-directory}'[treat DEST as a normal file]' \ '(-u --update)'{-u,--update}'[copy only when source is newer than destination or destination is missing]' \ '(-v --verbose)'{-v,--verbose}'[explain what is being done]' \ '(-x --one-file-system)'{-x,--one-file-system}'[stay on this file system]' \ '(--context)-Z[set destination SELinux security context]' \ '(-Z)--context=-[set destination SELinux security context]:: :_selinux_contexts' \ '(- *)--help' '(- *)--version' \ '*:file or directory:_files' else local pattern arg args args=( '(-L -P)-H[follow symlinks on the command line in recursive mode]' '(-H -P)-L[follow all symlinks in recursive mode]' '(-H -L)-P[do not follow symlinks in recursive mode (default)]' '(-i -n)-f[force overwriting existing file]' '(-f -n)-i[confirm before overwriting existing file]' '-p[preserve timestamps, mode, owner, flags, ACLs, and extended attributes]' '-R[copy directories recursively]' \ '(-)*:file or directory:_files' ) for pattern arg in \ '(aix|hpux|irix|solaris)*' '-r[copy directories recursively]' \ 'solaris2.<9->*' '-@[preserve extended attributes]' \ 'solaris2.<11->*' '-/[preserve extended attributes and extended system attributes]' \ '(darwin|dragonfly|freebsd)*' "(-f -i)-n[don't overwrite existing file]" \ 'netbsd*' "-N[don't copy file flags]" \ '(darwin|dragonfly|freebsd|netbsd|openbsd)*' '-a[archive mode, same as -RpP]' \ '(dragonfly|freebsd)*' '-l[link files instead of copying]' \ '(darwin|dragonfly|*bsd)*' '-v[show file names as they are copied]' \ 'darwin*' "-X[don't copy extended attributes or resource forks]" \ '(dragonfly|freebsd)*' "-x[don't traverse file systems]" \ 'freebsd<10->.*' '-s[make symbolic links instead of copies of non-directories]' do [[ $OSTYPE = $~pattern ]] && args+=( $arg ) done _arguments -s -S $args fi