What does the following command do?  cp -u * dir_file i. copy all files to directory dir_file ii. update all files iii. delete all files iv. update all files in the current working directory and copy newer ones to directory dir_file

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What does the following command do?  cp -u * dir_file i. copy all files to directory dir_file ii. update all files iii. delete all files iv. update all files in the current working directory and copy newer ones to directory dir_file

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