diff --git a/Topic-1/main.c b/Topic-1/main.c
index a33bec6..14bc305 100644
--- a/Topic-1/main.c
+++ b/Topic-1/main.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 8
 
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ int cp(char *argv[]){
         write(new, buffer, read_bytes);
     }
 
+    struct stat mod_bits;
+
+    stat(argv[1], &mod_bits);
+    chmod(argv[2], mod_bits.st_mode);
+
     close(old);
     close(new);