diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py
index 65b7e9c5..da819e5c 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/posix/CmdCopy.py
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ class CmdCopy(Cmd): # export
         parser.add_argument('-o', '--owner', default=None, help='Destination file owner')
         parser.add_argument('-g', '--group', default=None, help='Destination file group')
         parser.add_argument('-m', '--mode', default=None, help='Destination file mode')
+        parser.add_argument('-F', '--fixed-strings', action='store_true',
+                            help='Don\'t expand platform info macros in <src> and <dst>')
 
     async def _run(self, args: Namespace) -> None:
-        await copy(args.src, args.dst, owner=args.owner, group=args.group, mode=args.mode)
+        def __expand(url: str) -> str:
+            if args.fixed_strings:
+                return url
+            return self.app.distro_info(url)
+        await copy(__expand(args.src), __expand(args.dst),
+                   owner=args.owner, group=args.group, mode=args.mode)