cp -R: create special files rather than copying them as normal files : <p>Reading up on <code>cp -R</code>, what do these mean:</p>

<ul>
<li><code>create special files rather than copying them as normal files</code></li>
<li><code>Created directories have the same mode as the corresponding source directory, unmodified by the process' umask</code></li>
</ul>

<p>I assume by mode they mean for example <code>0755</code>.</p>
