How to I copy file in terminal?

[grebarton]

What do I type in the terminal to copy a file from my desktop to replace a file in a restricted access folder?

It wont let me just drag and drop because of needing to be root.

[catweazle]

Possibility 1 :

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sudo cp /path-with-file-to-copy/file /path-to-copy-to/

Possibility 2 :

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gksudo nautilus

gives you nautilus with root access