deep copy vs shallow copy

[z3r0aCc3Ss]

Can anybody please explain me the difference between deep copy and shallow copy with respect to C++?
I Googled about it, and got gOOgled...
Please explain with code snippet.

[lilrofl]

Shallow copy is the default method in C++, and is used to copy classes that do not contain dynamically allocated variables,

Deep copy is used when a class contains dynamically allocated variables

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http://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/912-shallow-vs-deep-copying/

has a really good article on the difference, including the code snippets to explain.