Given the ambiguity, here are some general steps to find what you're looking for:
# Create a sterile workspace mkdir ~/archaeology_site_1 cp *.rar *.txt *.sfv ~/archaeology_site_1/ cd ~/archaeology_site_1
cp leaves the originals untouched. If you accidentally trigger a booby-trapped batch file, your source remains safe. Think of cp as a telepath – it reads, but does not steal.