"Copy all marked (or next ARG) files, or copy the current file.
This normally preserves the last-modified date when copying.
When operating on just the current file, you specify the new name.
-When operating on multiple or marked files, you specify a directory
-and new symbolic links are made in that directory
+When operating on multiple or marked files, you specify a directory,
+and new copies of these files are made in that directory
with the same names that the files currently have."
(interactive "P")
(dired-do-create-files 'copy (function dired-copy-file)