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title: "Create a Copy of an Object"
slug: "create-a-copy-of-an-object-s3cmd-tg"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:23:14Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:23:14Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/create-a-copy-of-an-object-s3cmd-tg"
---

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# Create a Copy of an Object

```plaintext
s3cmd [-c CONFIGFILE] cp s3://BUCKET1/OBJECT1 s3://BUCKET2[/OBJECT2]
```

| CONFIGFILE | Configuration file. Defaults to $HOME/.s3cfg |
| --- | --- |
| BUCKET1 | Bucket from which to copy object |
| OBJECT1 | Source object to copy |
| BUCKET2 | Bucket in which to create new object |
| OBJECT2 | Name of destination object, if different from source object |

## Example

Create copy of *file.zip*, which is stored in bucket *mybucket*, store the copy in the same bucket and call it *copyoffile.zip*:

```plaintext
$ s3cmd -c vast.s3cfg cp s3://mybucket/file.zip s3://mybucket/copyoffile.zip
```