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What is the difference between copy and paste a file using command line terminal and GUI copy paste ? Which one is fast ? I think both are same because of same program will execute in background .

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  • For windows there is no built in way to copy a file to the clipboard via the command line. If there were is would be an executable that used the standard shell API to do so. – Alex K. Aug 08 '14 at 13:20
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    GUI uses much more resources than a terminal , so in this way using a terminal would theoretically be quicker. – billpcs Aug 08 '14 at 13:23
  • I did't get your answer. What am i asking is, in windows or linux ...i want to copy a directory from one directory to another. To do that i may use command line (cp command in linux or copy command in windows) or directly i can copy the directory by right click and paste in destination directory right click-> paste. Now my question which process is fast/efficient. Or both are same? – Usr1 Aug 08 '14 at 13:24
  • maybe this question you fit better in SuperUser.com ? – Stephane Rolland Aug 08 '14 at 13:29

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I agree terminal cp command works faster than GUI copy paste for large files.

Copy paste speed is also depends on available space on that destination drive.

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